Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating - View Single Post

fishsmith · 07-10-2002, 01:23 PM

* Long needle nose pliers,
* a strong grip behind the eyes,
* take the hook out in the same place you measure it
(16 1/2" min in Ma.),
* work fast.

The small ones I've released do swim away, but I think a gut hooked fish is dead no matter how careful you are.

07-10-2002, 01:23 PM	#4
fishsmith DDG-51 iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,550	* Long needle nose pliers, * a strong grip behind the eyes, * take the hook out in the same place you measure it (16 1/2" min in Ma.), * work fast. The small ones I've released do swim away, but I think a gut hooked fish is dead no matter how careful you are.