Quote Originally Posted by Bonefish View Post
Well, I guess this story has reached out and touched more friends than I thought. It seems after doing some research on this matter some seem to feel as I do that bending a hook to your advantage does have some merit. However, it is difficult to scientifically prove it's effectiveness. One will also never know how many baits Woody pulls out of the fish's mouth on the jerk by not bending the hook. I also must admit, he out fishes me 4 to 1 so I little to stand on it seems.
You have seen Woody's hookset he don't pull it out of their mouth, he rips their lips open as far as 4:1, most of us can say that