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planter · 06-22-2008, 07:16 AM

I'm a big fan of letting the fish keep the hook if it looks a little deep or a difficult extraction and have caught more than a few with trailing leaders from the last guy who got broken off.
I guess I was just curious how impaired a bass is with a hook in the gullet and how long until a non-stainless hook rusts out? It's alot easier to cut the line than save a hook and must be easier on the fish.
I don't like or use circle hooks but I DON'T gut hook many fish with an octopi I just pull the trigger a little sooner.

06-22-2008, 07:16 AM	#1
planter Is the tide right??? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Marshfield, Ma Posts: 76	When do you let them keep the hook??? I'm a big fan of letting the fish keep the hook if it looks a little deep or a difficult extraction and have caught more than a few with trailing leaders from the last guy who got broken off. I guess I was just curious how impaired a bass is with a hook in the gullet and how long until a non-stainless hook rusts out? It's alot easier to cut the line than save a hook and must be easier on the fish. I don't like or use circle hooks but I DON'T gut hook many fish with an octopi I just pull the trigger a little sooner.