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Originally Posted by Skip
Jeff - Don't worry about mashing the barbs. I use my barbless lures during the regular season - often without a stinger. IMHO - I do not think I miss or lose any Rock due to barbless. A lot of guys are b*tching about knock downs and misses and putting blame on no barb. You miss a few fish trolling no matter what - heck I've had them crush Stretchs ( old style with three trebles ) and not get hooked.
I'm also thinking a lot of the " misses " right now are due to big baitfish getting hooked and coming off or baitfish scales on hook point. We are finding scales often right now. You would not think it could stop the point from going into a Rock's jaw but it sure can.
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I think that as long as you keep tension on the line (the boat will do that), that you should have no problem with losses due to barbless hooks. The lack of stinger may even give the shad a little better action (my my comment, I think that I heard it from you Skip).
Until I read the caption, I though that the large menhaden was a bluefish!