trout bead question

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There is no law about "inside the mouth". It simply says you have to entice a strike and hook it in the mouth OR JAW. When pegging the bead simply peg it within 1.5 inches and when the fish takes the bead the hook is already touching the fishes mouth. Take a look at the picture i posted, that hook is technically in the mouth. This method is FAR better for releasing fish than using bait that the fish can take deep. Call it what you want but you are still enticing a strike and hooking the fish in the mouth. I would say around half the fish i hook are inside of the mouth and the other half are in the corner of the mouth, the exact same spot that i often hook fish with flies or jigs when icefishing. Just like the picture i just posted.
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