Try crushing the barbs or better yet filing the barbs off the hooks you use. Even if the bass is gut hooked you may be able to slide your fingers into her gullet and turn the hook and it should slide out backwards.
DZ
DZ
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"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
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