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Learn how to let the fish off the hook (de-hook the fish) in this free video on lake trout fishing.

Learn how to let the fish off the hook (de-hook the fish) in this free video on lake trout fishing.

“How to De-Hook a Lake Trout” video comments

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  Ok Guy's, this is a terrible example of how to de-hook a fish. You should NEVER drag a fish on the shore as he did. #1 It rubs off the protective layer of anti- bacterial slime. #2 When the fish flops around on the rocks it can injure itself severely. #3 This causes a monumental amount of stress on the fish. even if you watch it swim away, it will likely die a couple of hours later(especially stocked fish)
  
  
  
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  SO true, NorCalFishinguru! It was extremely hard for me to watch him do that. You should get a rubber net that doesn't hurt the slime or put the fish on a mat. And if/when you touch it you should wet your hands first and try to touch it as little as possible, but you'll have to fixate it in order to get the hook out gently rather than just shaking the fish up and down until the hook rips out like this "expert" did.
  
  
  
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  DUDE IT IS BETTER TO GRAB THE FISH AND TAKE THE HOOK OUT GENTLY THAN GRAB THE HOOK AND SHAKE THE FISH YOU. BECAUSE WHEN YOU SHAKE THE FISH IT RIPS THE GILLS AND ESOPHAGUS (TROWT) AND COUSES INTERNAL BLEEDING WHICH THEN NOT EVEN AN HOUR LIKE 5 MINUTES LATER THE FISH WILL DIES. man just dont fish for trout at all if your not gonna keep it, OR use lures> THATS ALL.
  
  
  
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  not touching the fish IS much safer for the fishs health. you can see fingr print shaped bacterial infections on fish who have been improperly handled, its dangerous for them.
  
  
  
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  Expert village is not a very reliable source of information. If you are very familiar with a certain subject, say... snowboarding, look for instructional video's by expert village related to snowboarding. You will find that they are wrong in many aspects. Don't trust expert village
  
  
  
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  Racist and sexist name-calling isn't cool. But, anyway, the reason you don't touch the fish is not that you're uncomfortable doing so, it's because touching their skin with dry hands causes a certain dangersous fungus to grow on the fish. This video is for catch-and-release, not throwing your fish in a bucket. I probably still wouldn't drag the fish onto the rock before releasing it, and it's always best to support the guy underwater a bit until he gets his bearings back and swims away.
  
  
  
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  you can touch the fish. Just make sure that you quickly wet and rinse your hands with the lake/river water before you do, so that your dry hand residue doesn't cling to fish. Also, like someone already said supporting the fish in the water is a must
  
  
  
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  why not just grap the dang thing thats what i do and i always throuw in dead fish when they swallow the hook
  
  
  
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  If I am going to release a fish I usually keep it in the water, then grab the line and the hook with some pliars.
  
  
  
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  well for myself if its a WHITE FISH, i will do what it takes to kill the god damn fish.And i will live the fish on the side of the lake to feed whatever his around.Because WHITE FISH eats the eggs of trouts or any other kind of fish.And that i dont like