Hook cutters for gut hooked fish

Started by Esox obsessed, July 02, 2021, 08:05:59 AM

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Esox obsessed

What are the best hook cutters for gut hooked fish when the removal methods wont work that are ideally on the cheaper side

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Fun4me

You're talking about pushing the hook thru enough, or it's already thru enough, that you can cut the hook below the barb and remove the hook correct?

Esox obsessed

Quote from: Fun4me on July 02, 2021, 09:37:53 AM
You're talking about pushing the hook thru enough, or it's already thru enough, that you can cut the hook below the barb and remove the hook correct?

Pushing the hook through but sometimes at least for me if i were to push it through it would just make it worse so i would just cut it and remove it if possible and if not just release it with the barb and point as it would help the fish out

Fun4me

I would think that you would want some sort of wire cutters that had some length to get down into the mouth of the bass. I googled long handle wire cutters and found some that I would think could work.

Esox obsessed

Quote from: Fun4me on July 02, 2021, 06:26:39 PM
I would think that you would want some sort of wire cutters that had some length to get down into the mouth of the bass. I googled long handle wire cutters and found some that I would think could work.

But small enough to i briefly looked and they seemed bulky

Fun4me

Quote from: Esox obsessed on July 03, 2021, 11:12:03 AM
Quote from: Fun4me on July 02, 2021, 06:26:39 PM
I would think that you would want some sort of wire cutters that had some length to get down into the mouth of the bass. I googled long handle wire cutters and found some that I would think could work.

But small enough to i briefly looked and they seemed bulky

Maybe the regular handle wire cutters would be small enough.

Capt. BassinLou

Are the hooks down that deep where a hook remover might be able to work?

Something that looks like this:


Esox obsessed

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 03, 2021, 01:19:31 PM
Are the hooks down that deep where a hook remover might be able to work?

Something that looks like this:



No but depending on the fish and scenario it would be better for the fish to cut the hook

Capt. BassinLou

Quote from: Esox obsessed on July 03, 2021, 02:17:45 PM
Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 03, 2021, 01:19:31 PM
Are the hooks down that deep where a hook remover might be able to work?

Something that looks like this:



No but depending on the fish and scenario it would be better for the fish to cut the hook

True, just depends on the fish you are talking about.