disgorgers,t bars

[blanketyblank01]

can anybody tell me if t bars are better for unhooking a deeply hooked fish.and what to do if the hook cant be gotten out.

[wilba]

can anybody tell me if t bars are better for unhooking a deeply hooked fish.and what to do if the hook cant be gotten out.

when the fish is deeply hooked i dont try and remove, i just cut the line as close to hook as possable

[moonshiners]

I find the best method (for removing) is surgical style forceps. long, narrow ones.

But if it's real deep sometimes it's better to do as above.

[Ajohn]

A hook that's left in the fish will rot out in a couple of days providing it isn't a stainless one. It's best not to buy stainless hooks.
On disgorgers I would imagine that the dumb bell shaped ones would be best for a deeply hooked fish. All in all it's best to leave the hook in if it can't be got out by shaking it around a bit to free the barb and then slipping it out. Forceps can be used to help grasp the hook but I prefer a small set of long nosed electronics type pliers. These are much finer than the electricians types that are readily available.

John

[wilba]

Don't believe everything you hear from Rexy ... "Hook will be gone in 24 hours or so ...".

how about a opinion with out trying to cause unrest

[Why Worry Angling Charters]

how about a opinion with out trying to cause unrest

Certain people on here are''experts'' mate and find that totally inpossible
Best just to ignore them...Gives them the hump.

Ron

[wilba]

Certain people on here are''experts'' mate and find that totally inpossible
Best just to ignore them...Gives them the hump.

Ron

[blanketyblank01]

yes i always thought it better for the fish to remove it but somrtimes i have no choice but am gonna get a t bar thinner disgorgers and a phd lol i think the best thing is to try and strike as soon as a bite is seen

cheers all

[Norrie]

Hiya BB...Welcome to the forum...., Re the Deep Hooking...I usually now only use barbless hooks for my fishing, .. to make them barbless, just crush the barbs down with pliers.......then, if you do happen to get a deep hooked fish, (which can happen to anyone) they are simplicity itself to remove....

[smiley73]

Don't believe everything you hear from Rexy ... "Hook will be gone in 24 hours or so ...".

I did a series of controlled experiments on a selection of common beach hooks (blued, bronzed, nickel plated. stainless, tinned, etc) for one of the mags.

I used sea water; distilled water and dilute acid (2M like stomach juices). All kept at a steady 18 deg C (warm for the sea).

There was only 'flaking' after 4 days on the bronze and nickel plated. Most of the others were intact.
After 7 days, flaking was only slightly more noticeable on bronzed and tinned.

It was fully three weeks before you could remove any of the hooks in a crumbly, corroded state. Needless to say, corrosion was most pronounced in the acid solution, but it's unlikely that deep hooked fish means the hooks would be exposed to this concentration of acid.

It opened my eyes to the need to remove hooks if at all possible. The 'killer' area is damage to the gills of the fish. Some fish may well survive with the hook embedded in fleshy parts of the mouth and throat.

Over to you Doctor .....

Ada

unrest? i thought it was a well written piece and common sense really, the damaged flesh will rot before the hook, hopefully dislodging. but there you go....

i ran a simlar thread on tackle questions and there is a link if you want a nose.

bought the gemini t-bar (disgorger really) and it looks just the job! yet to try it on fish but it works really well messing around with traces to get the hang of it... a two min job.

h.t.h, al

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