Went out today and caught a fish in the most weird way. The fish was a small perch and when I started to retrieve it I thought it was foul hooked as it came in sideways. When I landed the fish I found that I had snagged a piece of leader from a previous angler. While that is not overly unusual here is what I thought odd: One end of the leader was protruding from the anus of the perch. The other end was protruding from the fish's mouth.
This left the poor fish with a loop of leader dragging below its belly. I gently pulled on both ends but they were firmly imbeded and there was no hook visible in the fish's mouth.

How the fish got this way is beyond me so I cut the leader and let the fish go. It appeared healthy.

Tim