09-28-2003, 03:33 PM
lonehunter: To snag Or not to snag! I think as the current runs the leader through the salmons' mouth the bead enters the mouth almost accidentally because the fish "mouths"it; thereby snagging the fish inside where it would normally be if he ate it on purpose. I don't know the definition of "snagging" but if the hook is stuck in the fish outside of the mouth it has to be "snagging" even if the hook entered from a position outside the lip and entered the mouth cavity. You might call that a reverse hook-up.
Once I was shad fishing on the American River (Sacramento) and I hooked a salmon that took me a mile down stream before he broke off. He was a giant. My only regret is that he took my favorite shad fly with him. Great story though, he looked as big as an alligator. Well........!
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Once I was shad fishing on the American River (Sacramento) and I hooked a salmon that took me a mile down stream before he broke off. He was a giant. My only regret is that he took my favorite shad fly with him. Great story though, he looked as big as an alligator. Well........!
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