How do I unhook a fish? - Fishing tips with The School Of Fish 

Best of luck Phillip. I hope you’re unhooking a whopper very soon 👍

neil develos best of luck catching and unhooking lots of great fish! 👍

Sport fishing in the UK is hugely popular. We're fortunate to have a bgi variety of fishing available from man-made freshwater fisheries to big wild rivers and a big coastline with everything from small whiting to huge blue fin tuna!

I hope it helps and you’re quickly and confidently removing those hooks safely for you and the fish. Good luck!

Thanks man

Good luck! I hope you get to practice and then use the skills soon 👍

That’s brilliant! Go carefully and you’ll be great. Let me know how you get on please. Good luck!

I’m afraid of catfish lol I don’t want to get finned!

@@godschild6320 lol same

Same

Joe Watson I hope it helps. Happy fishing.

Wonky Lommiter Hi and great question. Perch can be really tricky little things. When they are solitary, they have a habit of eating on the spot rather than eating and staying on the move as part of a shoal. Eating on the spot means the bite often goes undetected until the bite is already well engulfed. Barbless hooks always aid easy unhooking so start there. Trying a disgorger with a slightly larger end can work. The hook when released will sit flush to the disgorger and is less likely to hook the fish again as you withdraw the hook. There is another approach to try. Some disgorger (I think Preston Innovations do it) have an open loop at one end. Many people assume it's for pulling knots tight but it is in fact another disgorger. It works in a similar way but can work when the standard end doesn't. Finally, if on your first observation of the hook position the hook is clearly deep, don't try for too long. If it's not working (which rare) be ready to cut the line as close to the hook as possible. In my opinion it's better to take this approach then it is to work the hook deeper and increase the risk of harm. Very best of luck! P.S there's a Perch fishing with prawns video on this channel, that's great fun and seems to find the monsters!

This type?... www.fishingmegastore.com/rig-making-and-tools/preston-innovations-disgorger~41501.html?&SHP_GR20&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3KzdBRDWARIsAIJ8TMREjUDdlHfQI_J_8MUjAB92eqrmZkg_WR9wsSxG5W0VHJeCKzsU6DYaAkeSEALw_wcB Thanks for the tips, appreciated. will check out the perch/prawns vid!

That's the one. Give it a go. All the best!

@@rickcowleymidfulnessfitnes3901 That's unfortunate. I'd recommend you read some of the studies done on catch and release mortality rates. A study done on bluegill by Carleton University found that mortality rates were significantly higher both short term and long term when deeply set hooks were removed. There's been several others done as well. Most fish and wildlife actually don't recommend removing a deeply set hook but to instead cut the line and release it. As well as not using stainless steel hooks wherever possible.

Hi Helen, it’s a Disgorger. Should cost less than a pound in a tackle shop. Good luck

Enjoy the fishing Andrew, I’m glad the video helped. All the best and good luck!

Hi Cameron, a disgorger can be used with a barbless or barbed hook. Admittedly you need to take a little more time and care with a barbed hook but it still works. A barbless hook will be easier and there aren’t many circumstances where I would choose a barbed hook in preference to a barbed hook. Good luck!

@@theschooloffish115 thank you

Ralph Woodard We don't get Bluegill here in the U.K. but I hear they're great fun to catch. Good luck with unhooking them, practice makes perfect. Tight lines!

Good luck with your fishing.

same to you.

baz thanks Baz. Best of luck!

Hi, what you’ve described will sometimes happen with small fish. When it happens have a look at the problem, look at where the hook is coming from and, with confidence, reverse the hook back out. It’s easier said than done I know but with experience it will get easier, for you and the fish! Good luck for the future

I’d be lying if I said that the same didn’t happen to me when I started fishing years ago. It was a really unpleasant experience. The important thing is to learn from it. Do some practice, be confident and your catch and release will be successful. Good luck!

@@theschooloffish115 same. We also kep funaral for the fish-

Hi Fenderman4500. A T-bar is indeed a useful tool but is best suited to larger fish and hooks. Great for saving sore fingers if catching lots of Whiting and Dogfish for example. It wouldn't be appropriate for use with small coarse fish and the hooks used as described in the video. Thanks for your contribution and tight lines!

I assume he's not the only one. Yet, seems easier based on my experience to back out the hook than ripping through the the more rigid tissue of the fish's mouth.