I guess this would be a tackle question

[stik_in_Texas]

OK, a question to see if anyone has ever heard of the kind of wire-cutters I am looking for. I have been teaching myself to fish the shaky-head technique and while learning this I have missed a few pick-ups by the fish and therefore by the time I eventually did feel them on the line they had gut-hooked themselves. Is there such a thing as a pair of long pointed style needle pliers with a wire cutter section on the tip end. Something you can reach down in the fish's mouth / gullet and cut off a hook/jig head and leave the barb rather that take the chance of killing it by taking it out. I am not against harvesting a bass if it is legal length but if it is too small I hate throwing it back to die. There has to be a pair of pliers out there that is designed like I have described.............if not then maybe I'll make my own and start selling them........it would sure save a lot of fish, I'm sure.

[Jig Man]

Learn this proceedure and you won't need the pliers.

http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/articles/if2806_HookRemoval/index.html

[stik_in_Texas]

Thanks JigMan, I won't say I can't wait to try your technique because I hate it whenever I gut-hook a fish but I will definitely give it a try the next time it happens. Thanks for the great discription.

[Lucky Craft Man]

As said before, if you learn this technique, you will never have to leave a hook in a fish again.  Very easy to do and is extremely effective.

[NBR]

The In-Fisherman method works very well even better with barbless hooks. There is also a gadget called a "Barb-It" that has a cutter blade and magnets to retrieve the hook pieces.