ip, i keep a pair of pliers on the deck of the boat so when i catch one of the nice cypress trouts i get he/she/it by the lower lip with a good hold with the pliers and when i get my bait back i hold tight and give the trout a couple or three spins and tear a good sized chunk out of he/she/it's lower jaw and turn it loose. i've yet to catch one with part of it's lower jaw missing.

oh, and i laugh out loud every time i get to do that. i got a morbid sense of humor don't i?