Ripping the hook out of the fish????

[fyshrmn]

IF I GUT HOOK A FISH AND I'M GOING TO KEEP IT I GET THE HOOK BACK WHEN I CLEAN IT. IF I AM RELEASING IT I GOT A LONG PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS WHICH I GRAB THE POINT SIDE OF THE HOOK WITH THE I CAREFULLY REACH THROUGH THE GILLS WITH A SMALL PAIR OF SIDE CUTTERS AND CUT THE HOOK THE SIDE WITH THE EYE POPS OUT WITH LINE A LITTLE TWIST AND THE REST COMES RIGHT OUT. I JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT LEAVING THE HOOK IN. IT WOULD BE KINDA HARD FOR ME TO SWALLOW WITH A 5/0 HOOK IN MY THROAT.
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