YOUNG SALT, I DON'T SET THE HOOK W/ THE ROD! NOT the thing to do. as far as GUT hooked NO! stripers always take the flys an RUN when this is done the USUALY SET the HOOK them selfs. even w/ regular hooks when they TURN an you tug on the LINE the hook should set you MUST ALWAYS have (SHARP HOOKS.)
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NOT the thing to do. as far as GUT hooked NO!
stripers always take the flys an RUN when this is done the USUALY SET the HOOK them selfs. even w/ regular hooks when they TURN an you tug on the LINE the hook should set 
you MUST ALWAYS have (SHARP HOOKS.)
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