Going thru my salmon trolling stats, I averaged 51% of takedowns coming all the way to the net using a de-barbed 5/0 Gami Octopus on the front and a 4/0 de-barbed Gami Octopus trailer 6" behind. The trailer hooked the vast majority of the fish.

Some days that setup was like money in the bank, and other days..... well, let's just say there were other days. I would like to improve on those stats next year. Based on this discussion, I will try running a barbless circle up front and a barbless (made that way) octopus for the trailer. I'll run that rig on at least one rod every time out for the whole season and see what happens.
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