Last ten years statistics with this rig.
27,445 fish caught including bluegill, redears, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, striped bass hybrids, spotted bass, freshwater drum, striped bass, hybrid sunfish, white crappie, black crappie, common carp, grass carp, etc. etc. blah blah blah.
0 fish deep hooked
0 mortalities, except intended morts (dinner table).
The reason for no mortalities?
I don't use this rig on windy days.
If the wind is low or absent I can stay in constant touch with the jighead, and it's kept either moving or under tension at all times with an immediate hookset.
Hopefully you can see the barbless setup that helps facilitate removal of the hook if it's in the upper palate. This prevents tearing of that delicate tissue.
