How real men remove fish hooks

[RonE]

You might have seen this but if not, it is interesting. I personally prefer rum though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDmkjrzoaNE

[Beandaddy]

Good thing He had some booze!! Only thing missing was the bullet to bite down on. OUCH!!!!
Beandaddy

[WestEndAngler]

That easy hook out is the way to go!

[FISHINFREAK]

OUCH

[Robalo]

That easy hook out is the way to go!

Yeppir-I carry one in the Robalo. Only time I really inbedded a hook was on Lake Guerrero-it was two prongs of one treble on a rat-l-trap-in my belly. They don't rip out-I tried and just got a large bruise-had to cut the hooks and push em thru-the white material popping out was my belly fat before the hook came out-and BTW, make sure your tetanus shot is up to date-mine wasn't but the hook wasn't rusty.

[Texfish]

Yeppir-I carry one in the Robalo. Only time I really inbedded a hook was on Lake Guerrero-it was two prongs of one treble on a rat-l-trap-in my belly. They don't rip out-I tried and just got a large bruise-had to cut the hooks and push em thru-the white material popping out was my belly fat before the hook came out-and BTW, make sure your tetanus shot is up to date-mine wasn't but the hook wasn't rusty.

A buddy and me were fishing at his ranch he yelled for me to take him to the hospital after he hooked himself in the stomach with a rattle trap, I told him to let me cut the hooks and push it through he was having no part of that. So off to the hospital we go except neither of knows where the hospital is located so we used his Onstar assist.

I had the Onstar lady laughing and my buddy would laugh then punch me because it hurt every time he laughed.

About six hundred bucks later he was still punching me because I teasing him I would have removed the hooks for $200.00.

[iSANK2]

Ouch! Been their done that!

[Raleigh]

oh man that hurts just looking at it.

[KennyWayne]

There was a beer joint on the Tres Palacios river that would turn on the lights at their dock for a few bucks. (Ran by old electricians) I started catching sandies on a spoon every cast. I was getting ready to set while the spoon was still in the air and pulled it back into forearm. Buried ! It was a good thing drunk electricians were hanging around, because we pushed it through and cut off the barb with some Kliens. I think I still have the record for the largest hardhead caught on the Tres Palacios.

[kenny]

I just pull 'em out with pliers.

[Swells]

I've been crushing down the barbs on my hooks so they will back out easier - from fish or from me! Learned that from an old man who catches snook for the TPWD hatchery.

[52M-28]

This method works and it will allow you to keep fishing. It has been several years since I have had to cut one out, but I had that very same experiance last Saturday on Richland Chambers lake when a white bass came un hooked as I was grabbing the fish and it left a Slab spoon embedded in my little finger. My buddy had to snach it out with the string. If you can get the eye of the hook squeezed down far enough to get the angle correct it doesn't hurt very much at all.