I broke off a good one tonight. I’m not so much upset that I didn’t land it as much as I hate to think that bad boy now has a dang hook and a Senko stuck in its head. It kind of feels like gut shooting a deer and watching it run off, never to be seen again. I sure hope that hook somehow comes loose.

At least it wasn't a buzzbait.

Barbless hooks, maybe?

It will rust and fall out.

I agree in theory.

The first shark I ever caught from kayak had mine and four more hooks and leaders in its mouth. I'll never believe that hooks will quickly rust out... not even in salt water.

One fish, I have caught one fish on a dang buzzbait.

I had a wild sequence of events this year with a fish. It ate my frog and when I set the hook, my drag slipped and my line got tangled up. I grabbed the line with my hand and set the hook and it broke my frog off. That fish had a frog in its head.

How big are your hands?

Large. I have no idea how I broke the frog off. Maybe I was fired up and yanked it too hard.

Unless you had it hooked in the guts, it’ll be fine.

This Fall is a good time of year for a buzzbait. Early in morning and late in day best. Overcast days you can catch them all day! On Toledo and Rayburn, I can't remember how many good days I've had with a buzzbait. Lots of big bass are caught on them also.

Yanked the line or the frog too hard.