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Originally Posted by Fredrik
Perhaps should crush my hooks for when I fish for pike then... Never thought of that, accually, but always practise catch and release when I fish for them.... easier to release the pike, less painful to get the hook out. ...
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Using circle hooks with small/crushed/no barbs is the way to go for pike. I fish for tiger muskies a lot - catch and release. You don't have to set a circle hook, you just tighten up the line and it catches the corner of the mouth. Even if they swallow it, it won't gut hook them. Hopefully they're running away from you rather than coming at you - I've lost a bunch because of that.