Who removes the front hook on your crankbaits when pulling? We fished Sardis the other day in my buddies boat. He had all the front hooks removed on his crankbaits. Didn’t seem to hurt the catch rate. We definitely caught over a 100 fish. Anyone else do this to cut down on snags?

Also, we had several fish with the crankbait deep in their gills. We were wondering if removing the barbs on the cranks would be best or not to help avoid killing the fish, especially the shorts we wouldn’t keep. Anyone do that? Does it hurt your catch rate a lot?