Yes, you may have seen it before, but these photos from a link Andy Parsons once put up have helped me immensely in getting those hooks out of the throats of many bass I've caught. I used to cut my hooks & leave 'em in there, but I always felt it probably wasn't going to save the fish (even if it swam away vigorously). I don't do that anymore, since this method works so much better, & isn't all that hard to do -- nor can I recall a case where it didn't work for me.

This 'roll-the-hook-out' technique is surprisingly effective! I'm often amazed at how the hook just slips out, even with a gnarly barb seemingly embedded in the throat tissue. Y'gotta give this a try!


Check these out; they should be self-explanatory (sorry, I don't have the text that went with them):


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3653.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3654.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3655.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3656.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3657.jpg


Let 'em live to fight another day!!!!