Easy Fish Hook Remover

[BarryBobPosthole]

Has anyone ever used one of these? Supposedly easily removes hooks from gut hooked fish.

BKB

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/field-stream-hook-remover-16fnsufsthndlhkrmfac/16fnsufsthndlhkrmfac

[Arty]

I think I’ve seen professional fisherman use these on TV, and from what I remember, they seemed to work.


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[Captain]

I’ve used them for years on our striper boat.
They work well enough but it’s not as easy as it looks
Depending on hook style there is a certain place in the bend you have to put it.
Once you learn the spot it’s handy and I’m sure it saves a lot of fish.
I just find it easier to cut the line and let the hook rust out in a few days.

[BarryBobPosthole]

^^^that’s what I do Larke. I’ve caught fish that we have caught before and released and still had a hook in their gullet. The old hook usually comes out pretty easy in those cases.

I wonder if it works better than other methods when you hook yourself.

BKB

[BarryBobPosthole]

knock on wood!

[Captain]

I would not want to try that. It takes a lot of pressure to spin that hook around with that thing and the hook still having a barb on it that would hurt.
I’d rather push the hook on threw if possible and cut the barb off and pull it out.
Been there and done that.

[BarryBobPosthole]

Yep. Me too. That’s why I’m always on the lookout for an easier way! And by easier I mean less painful!

BKB