Super User Ratherbfishing Posted August 17, 2016 Super User Posted August 17, 2016 If a bass is going to impale you with hooks, it is most likely going to be a dink. They get a big old set of trebles in that tiny mouth-forcing you to either hold them by the body or to squeeze your fingers in right next to the hooks. Invariably, they will shake like mad as soon as you do the latter. Had two dinks impale me this evening. 8 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted August 17, 2016 Global Moderator Posted August 17, 2016 That always sucks. I think the other thing with dinks, other than the fact there's not as much to hold onto, they always seem to have the most energy because they get cranked in so fast. So then you have a fish that's still very green and hard to get a grip on with lots of exposed trebles swinging around, it's a bad deal waiting to happen. 3 Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted August 17, 2016 Author Super User Posted August 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: That always sucks. I think the other thing with dinks, other than the fact there's not as much to hold onto, they always seem to have the most energy because they get cranked in so fast. So then you have a fish that's still very green and hard to get a grip on with lots of exposed trebles swinging around, it's a bad deal waiting to happen. Lately I've been letting them swim around awhile so they wear themselves down a bit. Doesn't always work, though. Quote
Turtle135 Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 here is a handy tip for removing those trebles, I was glad I had watched this video a few times cause the guy I was fishing with over the weekend had a smallie bury a treble into his finger (the technique worked like a charm) Quote
blckshirt98 Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 If double trebles are hooked I'll always unhook the "lower" treble by grabbing it with pliers and shaking the fish. The remaining treble I'll either do the same if the fish is going crazy, or I'll grab the treble with the pliers and then grab the lip of the fish with a Vader death grip to make sure it doesn't thrash around too much. I've been lucky so far! 1 Quote
OCdockskipper Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 3 hours ago, blckshirt98 said: then grab the lip of the fish with a Vader death grip to make sure it doesn't thrash around too much... Exactly. And don't kind of just reach in, once you go, commit and lock on. Plus you end up changing how you hold the dink about 4 times while unhooking them. I'll shift from pressing on their belly to immobilize them, to grabbing them by the head, to sliding in a thumb on their tongue, basically working around wherever the hooks are. I bet those poor dinks are sore all over by the time they are released Quote
CybrSlydr Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 Newbie question - what about swapping the treble hooks out for single hooks? Does that negatively affect the way the lure moves? Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted August 18, 2016 Super User Posted August 18, 2016 For dinks that can't seem to calm down I usually get the pliers and grab a hold of the hook and (hopefully) use the fish's weight to dislodge it. Next step is to grab them by the body, which (knock on wood) hasn't failed me yet. 1 Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted August 18, 2016 Super User Posted August 18, 2016 I rarely fish treble hooked lures and when I do I pinch the barbs, having had all manner of screws, nails, and staples stuck in me at work, I am pretty ok with loosing fish if it mean avoiding another infected puncture wound. 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted August 18, 2016 Super User Posted August 18, 2016 It's always fun when a dink falls off the hook into the boat, and then flops around on two or three other rigs, tangling them up before you can get him back in the water. Quote
Super User Sam Posted August 18, 2016 Super User Posted August 18, 2016 12 hours ago, CybrSlydr said: Newbie question - what about swapping the treble hooks out for single hooks? Does that negatively affect the way the lure moves? Yes. 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted August 18, 2016 Super User Posted August 18, 2016 On 8/16/2016 at 9:30 PM, Ratherbfishing said: If a bass is going to impale you with hooks, it is most likely going to be a dink. They get a big old set of trebles in that tiny mouth-forcing you to either hold them by the body or to squeeze your fingers in right next to the hooks. Invariably, they will shake like mad as soon as you do the latter. Had two dinks impale me this evening. Inspite of how prepared we are it's going to happen! What I hate more is when 3-4# bass does it, they have the weight behind them to make it hurt! 1 Quote
blckshirt98 Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 I always see the Elites grab bass on the body by gripping it from the top/back and pressing in on the sides near the gills to keep it from thrashing - I tried this and felt it just took off too much of the fish slime. I've also seen the Elites cradle the fish from the bottom like a baby but haven't tried this because this looks like it even takes off more slime. Quote
OCdockskipper Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 29 minutes ago, blckshirt98 said: I've also seen the Elites cradle the fish from the bottom like a baby but haven't tried this because this looks like it even takes off more slime. The trick with this is to press one of your fingers on their stomach. It immobilizes them similar to pressing on their tongue. Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted August 18, 2016 Author Super User Posted August 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, OCdockskipper said: The trick with this is to press one of your fingers on their stomach. Unless it's the Pillsbury dough bass. ; ) 1 Quote
blckshirt98 Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 5 minutes ago, OCdockskipper said: The trick with this is to press one of your fingers on their stomach. It immobilizes them similar to pressing on their tongue. Wait, when you grab a fish by the lip you're supposed to press down on the tongue? I've NEVER done this, does it really work? Does this apply to all fisH? Quote
Torn Thumb Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 1 hour ago, blckshirt98 said: Wait, when you grab a fish by the lip you're supposed to press down on the tongue? I've NEVER done this, does it really work? Does this apply to all fisH? Yes. Especially pike. 4 Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted August 18, 2016 Super User Posted August 18, 2016 28 minutes ago, Torn Thumb said: Yes. Especially pike. ^ That one got me! 1 Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted August 18, 2016 Super User Posted August 18, 2016 3 hours ago, WIGuide said: ^ That one got me! Should have seen my dad's face the first (and only) timer he caught a walleye. "This is an odd looking smallmouth"....He then proceeded to try and lip it and realized just in time that this was no cuddly little smallmouth haha. 2 Quote
OCdockskipper Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 13 hours ago, blckshirt98 said: Wait, when you grab a fish by the lip you're supposed to press down on the tongue? I've NEVER done this, does it really work? Does this apply to all fisH? It works with largemouth, smallmouth & spotted bass. I have never tried to lip any other fish, they usually have teeth or their mouth is too small. Quote
BassB8Caster Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Very interesting comments regarding pressing on the tongue and stomach. I have noticed that pros grab them over the top by the sides. I have been leary of this in fear of getting one of the dorsal spikes into the hand. Basically every fish i catch now i use the net, then remove the lure and lip them. As far as dinks having more energy, im not sure i go by that. Im not saying its not true, but i have seen it vary body of water to body of water. I have caught small fish that freeze up and you just haul them across the water. They stay still until thrown back in the water. One pond i fish at the fish have crazy energy and strength. Its consistent at all sizes, even the 2-3.5lbers. When you grab ahold of them you need to really hold on. Im far from the strongest guy in the world, but some of those 2.5-3.5lbers make me feel kinda weak when they get thrashing. Usually i just let them go if i dont have them good, as to minimize stress and injury to them. My wild guess is there is some sort of correlation to fishing pressure to energy shown in these fish. Some seem to just know the drill when getting caught. Quote
blckshirt98 Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Usually the larger fish spaz out just once or twice once they're out of the water. It's a healthy strong spaz but not a crazy manic flopping one. The smaller fish definitely spaz out more, usually several times where I sometimes talk to the fish "chill out I'm trying to help you dude", and it's very manic full body flipping around in the air. Lot of times I'll just unhook them with pliers right over the water and let them flop in. Quote
Super User Further North Posted August 21, 2016 Super User Posted August 21, 2016 On 8/18/2016 at 1:32 PM, blckshirt98 said: Wait, when you grab a fish by the lip you're supposed to press down on the tongue? I've NEVER done this, does it really work? Does this apply to all fisH? On 8/18/2016 at 2:50 PM, Torn Thumb said: Yes. Especially pike. Works on muskies too. That's what my friend "Lefty" says anyway... 4 Quote
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