[boatnik13]

I catch many fish with the hook and part of the string in its throat. That can be a good thing! that means the fish is living and being caught again and again.Taking the hook out will stress a fish , many of the times it will be hours later that it will go belly up and you'll never know. I'm all for people cutting the line(short near the hook)and releasing the fish correctly.Can't make you buy certain hooks but someday your state fishing program might I guess. For now i like a choice!

[The Dutchman]

Ryno,

I,too, gutted several fish using senkos fished weightless. I believe the problem can be two fold. It is very hard to detect pick-ups with a weightless senko unless the fish takes off with it. The angler has to be extra alert when fishing these things. Another thing I have done which really helped was to Texas rig it but thread the senko on the hook so the hook is more in the middle of the senko or just above center. Hope this helps.

Joe.

[benton B]

There is a tool called the d-barb tool, I've used on several fish and it works well. It's a long pair of nose cutters with a magnit and you can cut the point and barb off the hook at one time and then remove the shank.
Sorry I do not recall the web address. A lot of smallmouth fishermen use this tool, check www.riversmallies.com for an article.

[benton B]

There is a tool called the d-barb tool, I've used on several fish and it works well. It's a long pair of nose cutters with a magnit and you can cut the point and barb off the hook at one time and then remove the shank.
Sorry I do not recall the web address. A lot of smallmouth fishermen use this tool, check www.riversmallies.com for an article.