The caught fish causes a lot of joy in the angler, raises his spirits. Only the moment the catch is taken off the hook can spoil it. Sometimes it is not difficult to do this, and sometimes you have to be pretty nervous.
It is necessary
- - tweezers;
- - tongs;
- - extractor.
Instructions
Step 1
It is quite difficult to remove live fish from the hook, because it resists, makes attempts to escape from the angler's hands. There is a risk of injury from the tip of a hook or from the teeth of a predatory individual. Therefore, remove the caught prey from the hook carefully, trying not to harm yourself or the fish. If the latter is removed together with the entrails, it will not look aesthetically pleasing, firstly, and secondly, the dead fish may not survive until the end of the fishing trip. A live individual is easy to keep in a cage with water.
Step 2
If a fish has swallowed a baited hook, it will most likely not be able to be kept alive. This is especially true when the hook enters the gills, esophagus, or tongue. If keeping the fish in the cage is not part of the plans, kill it by stunning it. This is to maintain nutritional value. Sometimes the prey that has swallowed the bait has to be ripped open.
Step 3
Professionals often use a variety of devices to remove fish from the hook. These can be tweezers, forceps and special extractors. These options can also be mastered by amateur fishermen.
Step 4
If you decide to try tweezers, grab the fish by the head and gently press down on the gill covers. As a result, her mouth will open wide. After that, take the tweezers, hook the end of the hook with them, gently loosen it and take it out. When doing this, you need to be extremely careful, as you can easily injure yourself on the dorsal fin or fish scales. To avoid this, use cloth gloves. The tweezers easily handle single hooks of different sizes. But in the case of tees, it is useless.
Step 5
An extractor is a metal rod. A ring or spiral is bent at one of its ends, and a cut in the shape of a triangle is made at the other. In order to remove to release the caught fish, rest the end with the cut against prying on the hook and using pressure to remove it. In the absence of an extractor, it is quite possible to make it from handy materials. An ordinary wooden stick is suitable for this. This tool is suitable for all types of hooks including tees.
Step 6
Medical forceps will easily cope with the task of removing the hook. Open the fish's mouth, grab the tip of the hook with tweezers and twist it. As a result, the line will not be damaged, and the fish will remain alive. Easy extraction of the hook provides a ribbed surface for the forceps that prevents them from slipping.
