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DessieD
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Swallowed hook

#1 Post by DessieD »

Hi - only got into fishing in the last few months and have had a few outings around the coast trying piers and beach. I've caught a few small flounder that ended up swallowing the entire hook to the point I couldn't extract it, despite using pliers etc. By the time I had worked it out the fish were dead which is not what I'm about.

Is it best to just cut the hook and let them off when this happens - do they survive that? They were pretty small and was gutted not to have got them back in safely (so they can grow into monsters for a later date!).
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Re: Swallowed hook

#2 Post by bass man 09 »

the hook will rust away after a bit hope this helps
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#3 Post by petekd »

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/foru ... =6&t=30031

or

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/foru ... =6&t=16946

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Re: Swallowed hook

#4 Post by DessieD »

Brill, thanks gents. Those links are great, I was going at it the completely wrong way.

Many a flounder will thank you for this (I hope).....
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#5 Post by roger de dodger »

looked at this thread thinking it was going to be a story about agonizing pain and major surgical procedures :lol:
ah well :mrgreen:
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roger de dodger wrote:looked at this thread thinking it was going to be a story about agonizing pain and major surgical procedures :lol:
ah well :mrgreen:
you've spent to much time in Limerick :wink:
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#7 Post by sparkey+1 »

The Austrian wrote:
roger de dodger wrote:looked at this thread thinking it was going to be a story about agonizing pain and major surgical procedures :lol:
ah well :mrgreen:
you've spent to much time in Limerick :wink:
Or not enough time in Limerick :lol: :wink:
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Re: Swallowed hook

#8 Post by Martin Mc Gowan »

Here is a link to a small clip how it can be done hope it helps...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIFKf6thBs4
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