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Stay sharp

Foreign bodyfishhook. We commonly see these injuries in our emergency departments and think, This could be a real pain to remove from wherever it may be. Sometimes we need a simpler method, or even a MacGyver-like alternative to make our jobs easier, so our days spent in the trenches are more like our days wetting a line

Furthermore, using hooks which are too small may also see fish becoming gut-hooked

"Bass move into the middle of them to suspend when the water drops into the mid to low 40s, usually close to a big school of baitfish." Jim idles his boat down the middle of a tributary, stopping when he spots a big ball of suspended shad on his graph

Observe Your Surroundings Watch for birds, bait balls, and color changes in the water

This is primarily a bass fly, but when you use a different hook and dumbbell or bead chain eyes, this pattern is excellent for redfish as well