leaving hooks in!
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leaving hooks in!
you know the story - cant get it out - dont want to kill the fish
ive heard leave it in and it will corrode away - i cant imagine that being great for the fish - possible infections etc.
steel hooks could take years to corrode
is it more than likely going to die in the near future anyway
i like to put a good % of my fish back - but if they are going to be a gonner in a day/week or two - id rather put them out of their misery
what are peoples opinions?
ive heard leave it in and it will corrode away - i cant imagine that being great for the fish - possible infections etc.
steel hooks could take years to corrode
is it more than likely going to die in the near future anyway
i like to put a good % of my fish back - but if they are going to be a gonner in a day/week or two - id rather put them out of their misery
what are peoples opinions?
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yea i hear that
the small ones are gonners with the handling - suppose thats another thing - youve been messing around with their inner machinery - trying to get the hook out - their innards could be a mess if you do get it out with all the messing
maybe it is better to cut and let them off than to gouge it out
the small ones are gonners with the handling - suppose thats another thing - youve been messing around with their inner machinery - trying to get the hook out - their innards could be a mess if you do get it out with all the messing
maybe it is better to cut and let them off than to gouge it out
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thanks for that
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Gemini Disgorger
This is the one with a brightly-coloured plastic tee-handle, and a small stainless hoop at the bottom. I lose kit as often as anyone, at night or on boats, but when I lose one of these it gets replaced absolutely immediately. There's a knack to it - take the snood about a foot above the fish, engage the hoop on the line and slide it firmly down to the hook (even in the fish's throat). Hold the disgorger rock steady and pull the snood up, the hook bend is now in the hoop, now lift the device, shake once and your fish is unhooked by its own weight, from 4oz to 40lb. So: eels, no need to handle them and as long a you keep the snood high they won't tangle. Conger, keep yourself well away from those teeth. Mackerel, speed-fish them out as bait. Keep dogfish away from your arms to prevent abrasions. Catch-witness-release matches: put the whole rig and fish in a bucket of water, your neighbour holds the snood to measure, you release at the waterside, minimal fish handling and mortality. Floating plastic handles would cut down my costs a little, so only 8/10, but can't fathom why everyone doesn't use them.
Added: January 2nd 2007
Reviewer: MadKev
Score: 8
Related Link: Disgorger Picture
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Gemini Disgorger
This is the one with a brightly-coloured plastic tee-handle, and a small stainless hoop at the bottom. I lose kit as often as anyone, at night or on boats, but when I lose one of these it gets replaced absolutely immediately. There's a knack to it - take the snood about a foot above the fish, engage the hoop on the line and slide it firmly down to the hook (even in the fish's throat). Hold the disgorger rock steady and pull the snood up, the hook bend is now in the hoop, now lift the device, shake once and your fish is unhooked by its own weight, from 4oz to 40lb. So: eels, no need to handle them and as long a you keep the snood high they won't tangle. Conger, keep yourself well away from those teeth. Mackerel, speed-fish them out as bait. Keep dogfish away from your arms to prevent abrasions. Catch-witness-release matches: put the whole rig and fish in a bucket of water, your neighbour holds the snood to measure, you release at the waterside, minimal fish handling and mortality. Floating plastic handles would cut down my costs a little, so only 8/10, but can't fathom why everyone doesn't use them.
Added: January 2nd 2007
Reviewer: MadKev
Score: 8
Related Link: Disgorger Picture
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