Quote Originally Posted by Ken Jones View Post
The worst thing you can do is bend a hook back into position. If you do it weekens the hook. Bad call. Always replace a bent hook.
Not sure what type hooks you use but i've always been able to catch MORE fish after i reshape my hook. I've caught big catfish that have mangled my hook but i bent it back into shape and kept catching fish with it. Maybe you need to do that for salmon and such but not for panfish. I even can reshape my microspoons when i bend the hook getting it loose from a snag.