Can anyone recommend a decent t-bar/disgorger as im not happy using sergical tweezers at the moment... had a couple of deep hooks latley and lost a fish that would have otherwise been returned today.
cheers, al
a 'pure' T-bar can't do fish which are very deeply hooked, you need a "pusher" type (and the Gemini can be used to push, plus some of Stainless Steve's T-bars have a u bend added which has the open end facing down the fish's throat so you can push with it)
HOWEVER if you have to push a hook free, and it doesn't come out very easily indeed (in fact it has to be barbless or micro-micro-micro-barbed to come out that easily) the prognosis for the fish is not very good. even if it swims away.
And the same is true for pulling fine wire hooks out of flatfish by them springing half-open.
If you want the fish to survive, it will usually be best to cut the trace unless you see the hook almost
fall out from down the throat.
Plus , if you cut the trace and lose the hook the fish will be handled for a much shorter time.