Unhooking a ray???

Best way to do it??...have been doin alright with long nose pliers but it can take a bit longer than I'd like...
I don't have a t-bar or degouger...and I'm guessing ghese would be quicker!!..

It's more the technique I'm asking about...
Cheers

ya get urself a disgorger, there great for every type of fish quick and easy only a 5 yo yos for 1

what methods people have for unhooking ray:

I have a larger set of forceps which I have modified by grinding about 20mm off the length of the jaws, this allows a firmer, stronger grip on the larger sizes of hooks. I use them if the hook is inside the mouth of rays, huss and conger or if I cannot get a good grip on a lip hooked fish.
If I can I lock the jaws onto the bend of the hook and either push down or curl the hook around until it comes out.

I use pliers but only to take the bait off the hooks of a deep hooked rays mouth to expose the hooks. I then use a Gemini Disgorger NOT a T-BAR as with a T-BAR you cannot push the hook deeper into the rays throat to free the barb. A T-Bar works best on mouth hooked fish. Once the Barb is free the hook is guided out of the throat. This is easy on a single hook by sliding the disgorger down the line until it meets the bare hook. On a pennel I go directly to each hook to put the top of the disgorger around it and do one at a time.

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Cheers lads...

use circle hooks if youre having trouble with deep hooking. i wont go into it here.... google it.

use circle hooks if youre having trouble with deep hooking. i wont go into it here.... google it.

i dont think a circle hook would do any good. ray are slow at taking a bait they dont hit and run like most fish and a circle hook needs a fish to hit and run for it to work the ray would prob have the bait down his neck befor it moves off you would also have a hard time threading a sand eel

i normally remove it after i have the wings off ,much easier to get a grip

i normally remove it after i have the wings off ,much easier to get a grip

yeah, and after that don't forget to take the cheeks out, the best part of a ray biggest advantage (apart from another delicious meal) is that the hook normally falls out on it's own during the entire procedure

use circle hooks if youre having trouble with deep hooking. i wont go into it here.... google it.

i dont think a circle hook would do any good. ray are slow at taking a bait they dont hit and run like most fish and a circle hook needs a fish to hit and run for it to work the ray would prob have the bait down his neck befor it moves off you would also have a hard time threading a sand eel

Got loads on circle hooks, try it you might have a pleasant surprise. hope this is helpful for you.

use circle hooks if youre having trouble with deep hooking. i wont go into it here.... google it.

i dont think a circle hook would do any good. ray are slow at taking a bait they dont hit and run like most fish and a circle hook needs a fish to hit and run for it to work the ray would prob have the bait down his neck befor it moves off you would also have a hard time threading a sand eel

Got loads on circle hooks, try it you might have a pleasant surprise. hope this is helpful for you.

as said you would have a hard time threading a sand eel ill stick to what i know works

if fishing deep water for them i tend to flatten the barb with a pliers b4 fishing makes for a much easyer hook release

i got myself one of these http://www.thelongfin.com/rapala-9-clas ... mover.html and its great for unhooking ray

i got myself one of these http://www.thelongfin.com/rapala-9-clas ... mover.html and its great for unhooking ray

How does that work??

you slide the hook on the end of it over the fishing hook and squeeze the 2 handles together and it will grip the hook tight and you can push/pull and twist the hook any way
you can see a better photo here http://www.rapalaworld.com/products/hook-removers the 9` one is good for huss,ray,dogs,conger and other bigger fish

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOOK-REMOVAL- ... 2c636f777e

The T-Bar can be very extreme on some fish, This is the best I have seen, there are a few different models but they all do the same thing, there is also videos on youtube. Fast effective and gental on the fish

Jeez lads all these fancy gadgets....all u need is a tbar mate seriously its not "etreme" on fish its fast and efficient.......all this bout hurting the fish......the fish is being hauled from 60m +, by a hook!!! a tbar wont do any more damage than that.....its very quick and fish can b releasd quicker......that goes for any fish.....once there not after gulleting the hook.....hope this helps......