removing or converting all treble hooks to a single barbless hook on lures ? Why ?

Last late summer I was getting more hits but fewer instant solid hook ups.  Maybe 2 or 3 out of 10 hits were solid hit with rod tip dip but no further repeat hits by the same ??  fish. I was using my small floaters at trolling high speeds.  I wanted to have the SMB COMMITT completely to the bite. Not a head butting then a instant bite in the mouth. I tried  different trolling patterns straight circle figure 8  pumping to rapidly change depth.  Each of those helped somewhat to more hits.  A couple of odd head hookups. Including a left eyeball and head on 1 fish. I changed to a single tail hook and had more inside the mouth hook ups.  Still not a ton of inside the mouth commits.

Can I & others have generically  changed the fish over 30 years ?    To not do the old old attack with the mouth fully open.   Always resulting in tail hook deep into the  throat ?