deep hooked fish

[Gone fishin]

The best way to get the hook out of a deep hooked fish is to cut you line but give yourself at least two feet of line still attached to the hook. Push the line out thru the gills on the side the hook point is closest to. Once you pull it thru the hook should turn up side down. Now take your pliers and gently pull it out. Maybe this will save a fish or two for someone.

 

[Kickerfish]

That is definitely the best way I have found. Thank you for sharing.

 

[lafae7]

Wow! This is awesome. Thank you for posting

 

[VolsFan24]

Good idea. Never thought of it. Would it be bad to cut your line and let them have the hook? I gut hooked one a week ago and couldn't get it out. I didn't want to rip out its guts and it was trying to swallow the hook. So I just cut my line and let it keep the hook.

 

[lafae7]

Volsfan24- that's exactly what I do if the fish has got it-got it... Sometimes it's just impossible to get the hook out.


Roll tide

 

[SpurHunter]

Also do yourself a favor and always carry one of these, not only does it work terrific for deep hooked fish, but if you dont want to bring certain fish aboard your boat, i.e. catfish, you just hook your line, slide down the rig to the hook, (if its a bar hook like a work hook or live baits, etc) and grab hold and its an absolute breeze to remove. It keep the fish from freaking out all over your boat and either sliming everything, or in case of bass, removing the essential smile they need.

 

[cast4bass]

Gone fishin - 5/23/2016 3:18 AM

The best way to get the hook out of a deep hooked fish is to cut you line but give yourself at least two feet of line still attached to the hook. Push the line out thru the gills on the side the hook point is closest to. Once you pull it thru the hook should turn up side down. Now take your pliers and gently pull it out. Maybe this will save a fish or two for someone.

Used this technique twice on two bass that swallowed my Carolina rig this weekend. Important to go through the first gill opening. Both fish swam off - if you do it right the hook just pops out almost like magic!! Good post emoThumbsup

 

[cast4bass]

VolsFan24 - 5/23/2016 10:45 AM

Good idea. Never thought of it. Would it be bad to cut your line and let them have the hook? I gut hooked one a week ago and couldn't get it out. I didn't want to rip out its guts and it was trying to swallow the hook. So I just cut my line and let it keep the hook.

Terrible idea. Most hooks today do not rust out. Leaving the hook in kills the fish. I have never had a problem getting the hook out even though it might look impossible. If you can't do it then take the fish home for fish fry. Otherwise your released fish with a hook will endure a slow painful death of starvation!!!

 

[scooby-doo pole]

Everyone has their own opinion and or method of hook removal; but for me, this tool, which I bought at Dick's for 99 cents, has been the quickest, most effective, and easiest way to remove the hook from a fish's gullet!

Step 1: Cut your line about a foot above the hook
Step 2: Place hook removal tool in fish's mouth
Step 3: Ensure that the hook's shank is securely seated in the removal tool's slotted groove or on the ball of removal tool
Step 4: While holding the fish by the lip in one hand, wrap the excess fishing line that is still attached to the eye of the hook around the fingers on the opposite hand and place the thumb, also from opposite hand, over the end of the removal tool... using your wrapped up/gripping fingers, pull excess line toward rear end of tool... this will create line tension which will keep the hook securely attached to the removal tool once it's freed from the fish's gullet
Step 5: With tension applied, firmly push removal tool into fish's stomach in one smooth motion until hook is removed... this action will forcefully remove the hook from the gullet just like we'd normally remove the hook from it's mouth... once free of the gullet, the hook's point and barb will either slide into the slotted groove on the tool or become seated so close to the rounded portion of removal tool that it can't pierce any tissue when removed
Step 6: MOST IMPORTANT PART... WHEN REMOVING THE TOOL FROM THE FISH'S STOMACH AND EVENTUALLY THE MOUTH... KEEP YOUR THUMB FIRMLY SECURED TO THE REAR END OF THE REMOVAL TOOL AND KEEP THE LINE TIGHT AT ALL TIMES!!! THIS FORCES THE TOOL AND HOOK TO BE REMOVED FROM THE FISH AS ONE UNIT. IT ALSO ENSURES THAT THE HOOK'S POINT AND BARB REMAIN FIRMLY SEATED IN THE TOOL'S SLOTTED GROOVE OR ON THE BALL PORTION OF THE TOOL ELIMINATING THE CHANCE OF HOOKING THE FISH AGAIN DURING THE REMOVAL PROCESS.

 

[camaro88z]

Great to know. I will definitely give this a try.

 

[fischnrod]

Gone fishin - 5/23/2016 3:18 AM

The best way to get the hook out of a deep hooked fish is to cut you line but give yourself at least two feet of line still attached to the hook. Push the line out thru the gills on the side the hook point is closest to. Once you pull it thru the hook should turn up side down. Now take your pliers and gently pull it out. Maybe this will save a fish or two for someone.

Been doing it that way for years and it works great.

 

[jason]

camaro88z - 6/8/2016 11:43 AM Great to know. I will definitely give this a try.

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Same here. It sucks to have to sit down and retie but it beats killing a fish just to hurry up and make another cast.</p>

 

[camaro88z]

I will retie any day to not kill the fish. I hate it if I hook one deep. Actually get mad at myself. Just like if something goes crazy when I am huntin and I make a bad shot.

 

[camaro88z]

Thanks for the write up. We hooked 4 deep today. Fish was really eating our bait. 3 of the 4 made it. The other was caught by my son. And the hook was 2 far down his thoat. But 3 lived. Would had keep the one to clean but he didn't measure.