5/11/19 Dam Area

[bluebasser86]

15 hours ago, bferg said:

I haven't tried it but I have seen a couple of videos like this lately:  they suggest taking your long pliers through the gill plate to reach the gutted hook:

 

 

 

 

This is a very effective method to unhook deeply hooked fish. I'm going to remove the hook 100% of the time. I'd rather them die now so I can give them to someone to use instead of slowly starve to death because a hook has their throat sewed up. A vast majority with that technique, the hook rolls out easily and the fish swims off strong. 

 

Sorry you lost a good smallie, they're good at tossing hooks. Must have been in the air this past week. I caught a giant on Friday, although in a small lake in Kansas instead of at Table Rock.