hooks in the eye

[surferman]

I went out the other night and caught a small bass in the eye. I kept trying to get it out without damage to the fish. I ended up cutting the hook and sliding it out.

Is there some easy way to get hooks out of weird places?

[Stripercoast1]

Crimp the barbs on your hooks. You might lose a couple of fish due to a slack line, but it makes de-hooking way easier.

[vpass]

That what I do. I crush all my barbs. It's easier on you and the fish. When you fish plugs long enough you'll get hooked, happen to me twice. I started crushing the barb after the second time I got hooked.

[finchaser]

That what I do. I crush all my barbs. It's easier on you and the fish. When you fish plugs long enough you'll get hooked, happen to me twice. I started crushing the barb after the second time I got hooked.


what he said^^^^

[jonthepain]

I replace my trebles with singles for this reason also. I got attached to a rainbow with a rapala once at round valley (dang those rapala trebles are sharp!) only to find out that I had dropped my hemo's about a mile away. it was hell every time he shook his head.

that was one long walk.

[Monty]

When I fished with my brother in a row boat we nicknamed him Lash-Laroo (do to his casting style), he is not allowed to use lures with barbs.
All tail hooks on my plugs are single hooks.


I replace my trebles with singles for this reason also. I got attached to a rainbow with a rapala once at round valley (dang those rapala trebles are sharp!) only to find out that I had dropped my hemo's about a mile away. it was hell every time he shook his head.

that was one long walk.