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i'd say it depends on the size of the plug... but even if it's small, it doesnt look good for the fish. obviously a large plug filling up the mouth will keep it from eating and it will die anyway.
so i say get the plug back.
it's not the ""proper"" thing to do. but it's the logical thing to do. if ya leave it in there, there is a 99% the fish dies of starvation and or exhaustion and you lose a plug. if take it out, theres like a 90% chance the fish dies from exhaustion/stress/blood loss/becoming diner and you get the plug back.
of course.. you could always clip the barbs of the hooks. and this problem rarely happens.. unless he's got it completely gutted.
i love my barbs while chunking. but for this reason, they come right off of my plugs.
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