you did see it going on at lake sammimish and yes the bare red hook out fished any thing i threw at them,

erik its not the the sportsmen taking more than there fare share the state does not let them spawn, let them go to the hatchery and become cat food

Life is always an education, sockeyes in hatcherys, fish dying as they are reeled in through thermo clines, man this is interesting stuff. I hear you on the bare hooks for terminal king salmon fishing, it is quite effective. Once in a great while the troll fleet in Alaska and British Coloumbia get there gear ripped up pretty good by King salmon in the offshore feeding areas fishing with bare hoos for humpies dogs, and sockeyes. The most common lure is a 5/0 blue mustad with the barb pinched down so you can flip the fish off easily into the landing checkers.