Great article on removing 'gut hooks'

[Fish Hunter]

Some of you may have seen this before but this is the first time I have read it. It is a great article on a technique for removing a hook from a fish's gullet. It also has pics. No one has ever shown me this method before.

http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/articles/if2806_HookRemoval/index.html

 

[hoggerhead]

Good read, i never knew that either. I will definatley try if i ever get a gut hook again.

 

[jason]

Great article...beats leaving the hook in. It looks surprisingly simple.

 

[GA DAWG]

Looks better than leaving the hook ... my wife is bad about not setting the hook and letting the fish eat the bait so I know Ill get to try this removal method

 

[cb1340]

I wish I would have seen this sooner, I'll be putting this one onto practice

 

[H-1]

Thats a great article,I will be sure to try that in the future.

 

[EricM]

I learned this one from a striper guide using live bait. It works great! No major harm to the fish and back into the water quickly!

 

[Fish Hunter]

EricM - 7/9/2008 7:12 PM

I learned this one from a striper guide using live bait. It works great! No major harm to the fish and back into the water quickly!

It's good to hear from someone that has used this. I can't believe that the barb 'pops' free like that. I wouldn't have guessed it would be that simple.

 

[fuzzynemo]

Excellent article. Wish I had known this "hook trick" earlier. Thanks for the info.

 

[jcv]

Thanks for the article.
A must read for everyone.

 

[jcv]

I just posted my article at 11:57 pm.
It shows 1:57 AM.
Anyone know why the posted time is 2 hours later?

 

[salecreekaviator]

Go on your control panel and update your clock to EST.

 

[drumking]

I have used this technique before too, and it does work. emoGeezer

 

[Luketrician]

THANKS FOR POSTING

 

[jcv]

salecreekaviator
Thanks for the clock fix info.
Went there and fixed the problem

 

[fastcat]

Still not sure if I understand how to do it correctly, but good information to know.

 

[salecreekaviator]

A friend showed me a trick for small mouthed fish like bream that have swallowed a hook. I could not believe it but it worked and he says it works 80-90% of the time. He called it the "old Indian Stick Trick". He took a small stick and wrapped the line right outside the mouth about 3 or 4 times around the stick . Then he slid the stick in the fish's mouth. While sliding the the stick inside the mouth he continued to slowly spin the stick so the line inside the fish would wrap around the stick also. When he felt resistance he knew he had wrapped all the line inside the fish around the stick. Then he pointed the stick up in the air (at this time the fish was tail up with the stick in its mouth) and did a quick flip of the wrist. The fish popped off the stick instantly and cleanly with the hook and line wrapped around the stick. No bleeding, nothing. If I hadn't seen it I wouldn't have believed it. I will try it for myself the next time the situation occurs. Surely some of you have seen this before???

 

[bigkuntry1282]

lost a bunch of hooks and killed to many fish for that reason. glad to finally find a way to do it better

 

[Fish Hunter]

salecreekaviator - 7/14/2008 10:53 AM

A friend showed me a trick for small mouthed fish like bream that have swallowed a hook. I could not believe it but it worked and he says it works 80-90% of the time. He called it the "old Indian Stick Trick". He took a small stick and wrapped the line right outside the mouth about 3 or 4 times around the stick . Then he slid the stick in the fish's mouth. While sliding the the stick inside the mouth he continued to slowly spin the stick so the line inside the fish would wrap around the stick also. When he felt resistance he knew he had wrapped all the line inside the fish around the stick. Then he pointed the stick up in the air (at this time the fish was tail up with the stick in its mouth) and did a quick flip of the wrist. The fish popped off the stick instantly and cleanly with the hook and line wrapped around the stick. No bleeding, nothing. If I hadn't seen it I wouldn't have believed it. I will try it for myself the next time the situation occurs. Surely some of you have seen this before???

No I can't say I've seen that before. That is definately one method I would have to see in person before trying it! emoBigsmile

 

[Old Astro Man]

That gut hooked removal works! I tried it on the last three gut hooked fish I caught and the hook simply poped right out. All 3 fish swam right off.