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NorCalDrifter said:
My theory has always been Salmon do it for the reasons Goose stated - for a fish to ensure the survival of ONLY their offspring. Steelhead, on the other hand, do it for food, just like the Cutts. No one knows for sure though...

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in 19 years of steelhead fishing, i've had 2 actually swallow the hook -- one was on eggs 3 years ago, the other on soft plastics 3 weeks ago.

salmon on the other hand, if i plan on releasing some fish, i always try to get a quick hookset because kings and silvers will usually swallow the hook if you let them chomp on eggs for too long, and be bleeding to death by the time i get them to hand.

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if we aren't supposed to eat fish, why are they made out of meat?

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