Thread: Trolling a mack
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Old 05-16-2014, 03:46 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by alanw View Post
Sometimes when I nose hook them sideways, the hook will spin and the tip will get buried in their gill plate just from them swimming around. Hooking them through the roof of their mouth and out the top of the nose seems to avoid this problem, and they can still last hours.

Anchovies I nose hook them sideways, but I rarely troll them so I don't have too many problems with them dragging along with a wide open mouth.
Makes sense. I'll give both of these a try next time.
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