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10-22-2025, 07:51 AM
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Re: Holding bass for pics
Well said but also time out of water is just as important. I also prefer to swim the fish and make sure it pulls away before the release. Unfortunately that is not possible on high rail boats.
Also when fish live bunker - you must have a long hook extractor. These circle hooks do not always catch lip I have seen some down deep and a good extractor can get it out (or quickly cut line). 
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10-22-2025, 09:40 AM
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Re: Holding bass for pics
Long needle nose pliers and a spring loaded hook extractor can work wonders for deeply hooked fish. You can turn a hook around by going under the gill plate CAREFULLY, grabbing the leader line with the extractor and pulling it downward. It'll turn the hook. With the long nose pliers, you can grab and pop the hook out.
We do it when musky fishing in freshwater, but with musky a strong jaw spreader is needed to combat the razor sharp teeth! We get fish out of the water, dehooked, taped, weighed in a sling and back in the drink in about 2 to 2.5 minutes.
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