Re: Can't hook 'em!
I've had fluke shake a jig out near the surface but I don't think these fish were on the jig. It's puzzling. I do use a skirt over my bait but it's pliable. I'm glad I'm not the only one that this has happened to. One more guess is that the hook may have been turned at an angle that would have put the barb near the corner of the jaw hinge but not back far enough to catch the bone. The fluke's mouth is slanted to one side when it's lying flat ( left sided ). If the hook is facing that way and not up and down (vertical) it just might just release when the fish opens its mouth. Lay an octopus hook next to a fluke's mouth and see if it makes it back to the corner of the jaw hinge. I'm wondering if it's their strong jaws locked onto the skirt and bait that keeps them on without being hooked. Maybe that's why they used long shank hooks back in the day.
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