Gut hook removal
May 4, 2019 20:58:11 #
Does does anyone know of a tool that can reach down into the throat of a bass and cut off the barb of a hook that in its gut so it can be removed without hurting the fish?
May 4, 2019 21:53:46 #
May 4, 2019 23:11:45 #
BILLBYRD1
Loc: Prattville Al
Do not try and remove the hook. The fish will pass the hook on it's on. If you try and cut or remove the hook you will do more damage than help and will probably kill the fish.
May 5, 2019 09:35:36 #
I've heard different versions of remove/don't remove. Leaving the hook can interfere with feeding and of course tearing anything can also cause damage. It's a dilemma. A couple of my thoughts …
1. trying using quickness to hook set rather than strength. I catch most of my Largemouths by flicking my wrist and not the big shoulder heaves. By being quick my thinking is that you'll get more mouth and lip hook sets. Keep as much slack out of your line as possible. If a hit, slowly and gently take in all of the slack and then flick away.
2. if the fish is throated, trying going through the gills and if necessary snip away as much of the hook as possible. The less you leave, the better the chance of survival.
1. trying using quickness to hook set rather than strength. I catch most of my Largemouths by flicking my wrist and not the big shoulder heaves. By being quick my thinking is that you'll get more mouth and lip hook sets. Keep as much slack out of your line as possible. If a hit, slowly and gently take in all of the slack and then flick away.
2. if the fish is throated, trying going through the gills and if necessary snip away as much of the hook as possible. The less you leave, the better the chance of survival.
May 5, 2019 11:21:25 #
There are commercial fish hook removers that are very effective 90 % of the time. You just have to use a little common sense when they are not the answer for a gut hooked fish, then cut the leader and release the fish. Look in your local tackle stores or online: Bass Pro for one.
If you check some of the state laws and saltwater NOAA regulations, you will see circle hooks are required for many species and many sites.
Circle hooks require no hook set and will (miraculously) 90 % + hook the fish in the corner of the mouth allowing easy removal and release where required or desired.
Circle hooks are about all I use except with jigs. I would use them with jigs, but I don't know of a manufacturer that makes jigs with a circle hook.
TB
If you check some of the state laws and saltwater NOAA regulations, you will see circle hooks are required for many species and many sites.
Circle hooks require no hook set and will (miraculously) 90 % + hook the fish in the corner of the mouth allowing easy removal and release where required or desired.
Circle hooks are about all I use except with jigs. I would use them with jigs, but I don't know of a manufacturer that makes jigs with a circle hook.
TB
May 5, 2019 14:14:21 #
May 5, 2019 15:46:43 #
I would leave the hook in if it wasn't attached to a lure or a jig head. It would be kind of tough to leave a crankbait in the throat of a bass. I was thinking more of some kind of a needle-nose plier with a cutter on the tip of it.
May 5, 2019 16:32:23 #
May 5, 2019 21:05:46 #
GLA
Loc: WA State
Might look up "Easy Fish Hook Remover". There are several on sites such as Amazon and they are not expensive. I usually cut the line, but I do have this type of hook remover and it seems to work okay...
May 7, 2019 21:08:41 #
May 10, 2019 08:30:33 #
Fishingnsc
Loc: Lexington SC about 10miles from Lake Murray
YouTube has lots of videos on gut hook removal
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