On Learnin's LMB, it looks like the hook drove through the eye socket.
I have also done that on multiple occasions on bass in that 1.5-2.5# range when using Texas-rigged plastic worms.
I finally got smart enough to throw a heavy set of pliers in my tackle box to cut off the barb end and slip the hook out without latching onto the eyeball. However, I was typically fishing in a big reservoir and never caught those bass again?
Questions:
Can "eye-hooked" bass survive that ordeal, or should they just go into the frying pan?
Any better advice than the way I am just cutting the hook in half?
