Hook startegies to save the small fall run fish

[Finaddict]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

5. Take a lesson from Numbskull and target something really challenging such as a sea robin with a topwater plug...how many here can say they've ever done it successfully?

Not on a topwater plug, but certainly caught some on flies over the years, and a few on pogie chunks.

One day a buddy of mine caught a slam of a searobin, porgie, tog and cunner on the fly, one after the other ... in certain NY state waters ... and there were stripers and blues crashing all around ... crazy day ...

[smac]

I dont target stripers at all. Just troll for Fluke.

[MAKAI]

eliminate multiple trebles
go with bigger single hooks
and go barbless
found the catch ratio not much different