It almost looks like a piercing. There was no way to catch the fish and remove it but it seemed to be doing alright.

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    5 months ago

    This is why it’s encouraged to use barbless plain steel hooks. With no barb and steel that rusts, hooks like this will eventually fall out. Stainless, barbed hooks will kill the fish eventually, and the fish that eats it.