Would This Count As A Foul Hooked Bass?

[Catch and Grease]

Today I was fishing a Texas rigged trick worm and got a strike and set the hook as normal but noticed the rig went in his mouth and out his gills and when I set the hook he was hooked in the side near the stomach.

So the line and hook still went through his mouth but I guess somehow fell out through his gill before I set the hook. Would this still count as foul hooked?

[BrianinMD]

No that is not a foul hook, and unless you were site fishing it wouldn't matter anyway.

[Jig Man]

Here a fish has to be hooked in the mouth to be legal.

[flyfisher]

not in my opinion but i know certain states have regs that say the fish must be hooked in the mouth to be considered legal or not.

[everythingthatswims]

Some times the hook gets sucked through the gill when they vacuum/pick it up, I have never had a fish get hooked in the stomach in the way you described though, I always just hook gills. I wouldn't worry about it

[Bankbeater]

As long as the line is going into the mouth I don't think it will be a problem.

[Catch and Grease]

I'm not worrying about it I was just curious, because I know if your sight fishing in a tourny foul hookups don't count.