Throat Hooked Fish

[davisjeremy1981]

I know everyone has tricks for getting hook out of a fish that has swallowed a hook on ya but I finally found some good video footage that shows a good method to use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdYM_Tp5C6c

 

[Watermelonred]

Nice

 

[jman60]

Thanks that is a nice tip.

 

[occasionalfisher]

That is a very good vid.

 

[Jpull]

Great tip. I hate having to leave a hook in a fish. I've often wondered what percentage of gut hooked fish survive if you leave a hook embedded in their throat. If I KNOW they're not going to live I'll usually fillet it at the boat ramp, put it in a zip lock in my cooler and add it to the freezer.

 

[bssmeistr]

I've done it like that for years.... emoCool

 

[silvertalon]

Works every time. on smaller fish there's no room for the hook eye to go so in that case, cut the hook shank with side cutters first.

 

[Blue76]

That's what I was taught to do as a kid. Saved a lot of fish like that. I doubt any fish survives with a hook left in its throat. I think we like to make ourselves feel better by saying it will rust out but I don't think that happens while the fish is still alive.

 

[porthos33]

Blue76 - 10/26/2018 10:38 PM That's what I was taught to do as a kid. Saved a lot of fish like that. I doubt any fish survives with a hook left in its throat. I think we like to make ourselves feel better by saying it will rust out but I don't think that happens while the fish is still alive.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Some of these fat hooks they are making would take forever to rust out! I never leave a hook in a fish unless I'm live baiting shiners on hooks the size of my pinky tip.

 

[camaro88z]

Great video and tip