Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fisher man on May 22, 2010, 10:42:31 AM
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Hi guys.I was at a local lake the other day and the poor cuttie literally engulfed my hook.I had a hard time getting it out and I'm sure i damaged him.I'm mostly a catch and release guy,but I'm sure the fish is not doing to good.I had pliers.Any advice when that happens i would like to do a better job so that doesn't happen again.I think i was losing patients and trying to quickly to get him back in the water,what is a good time for a fish to be out of the water.
Thanks in advance for any advice
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if the fish has swallowed the hook it is best to just cut the line and retie another hook
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Make sure your hook is barbless. Get a hemostat...you can be far more delicate with these than with pliers.
Were you using bait?