Zippo Guy

I apologize if my terminology is incorrect, I'm new to this forum. I'm also new to Bass fishing and having a ball. Yesterday I caught a dozen smallmouth using a ned rig. You have to watch the line, it tells you the story of what is happening underwater. I wanted to hook up a few more ticklerz this morning as I'm taking my granddaughter and grandson with me tomorrow. I bought some 1/16 and 3/32 size ned hooks but found most of them had the line hole filled in with black paint. Is this a typical problem? I tried a hook to clean out the hole which didn't work, finally settled on safety pin which did work. What a pain. Am I better off just using the plain lead mushroom heads? Can't imagine cleaning out the holes on a moving boat. Thanks in advance for any advice.

I hear you loud and clear.

While we may not have the Chupacabra here in Northern California, I have spotted the Poopacabra. It has been seen providing black water removal from houseboats around the lake.