Shorty:

Good for you.

The guy I saw field stripped filter tips. IIRC (it's been about 35 years) he removed the paper from the outside, then split the filter longitudinally into several much smaller pieces. I would think those would have a harder time getting stuck in a fish.

"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever."
-S. M. Stirling
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