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Originally Posted by beamie
But how many of those big fish released die???
It sucks when I see a nice 40+ inch fish floating 10 minutes after I release it because of the awesome Circle hook in the gullet and it goes to the crabs
The circles are just another sore point with me. I kill plenty of fish with circles. Just as many of not more than a live bait hook.
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Goal is long term sustainability. I don't like released fish dying, but far more will die if guys can start killing again for ego.
I have seen plenty of deeper hooked bass with circle hooks fishing in my buddies boat chunking in a boat with rods in the holder. I don't ever fish bait for bad otherwise. I can say i chunk for red drum with rod in hand and in over twenty years i have never had anything but lip hooked.
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