they'll work fine under a bobber for YP. By the time the kids see the bobber take off, the fish is already hooked for the most part. A smaller sized non circle octopus will usually not gut hook a fish when under a bobber. Using ice jigs will greatly reduce gut hooking as well
BTW I've only seen my hsb feed twice....and have never caught one haha I sure hope they're still in the pond
Last edited by Matzilla; 05/21/19 12:27 PM.
Mat Peirce
1.25 acre southeast Iowa pond
LMB, BG, YP, WE, HSB, RES, BCP
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