Maybe an odd topic here, but need suggestions......

[raincheck]

Cut the line and let the fish have the hook.................

[bcoats]

like he said cut the line the hook will rust out and it wont hurt thr fish

[SweetWaterBaits]

like he said cut the line the hook will rust out and it wont hurt thr fish

+1 Most likely it will live.

[kygorski]

Remove the barb, use long shank wire hooks, the barb can be bent down with a pair of pliers.There are a few places where barbed hooks are against the law. If that dont work cut the line as close to the hook as possible.

[mhall]

Remove the barb, use long shank wire hooks, the barb can be bent down with a pair of pliers.There are a few places where barbed hooks are against the law. If that dont work cut the line as close to the hook as possible.

Bingo...........................

[Panfish Man]

If this happens mainly when your catching panfish, you need to stop fishing where the little ones are. If your catching tiny fish, I guarantee there will be no quality fish among them. Try fishing deeper, or move on to another location. Crappie and Bluegill usually hang out in groups by size, so they don't have to compete for food. Back off the bank 15' or 20' and adjust your depths. Use a long shank cricket hook, they give you best chance of fish not swallowing your hook.

[Duayne]

Actually you can do much less damage going the exact opposite of a larger hook. I use very tiny treble hooks that have very fine wire. These can be turned in their mouths easily with fine nose hemostats and the hook wire can be opened and to get the hook out if needed then bent back once out. They cause little to no damage to the fish and I've never had one go in the gut due to the shape of the hook. I've had some at the gut, but the hooks still come out very easily and the fish are fine.

[know1]

I think you just need to set the hook quicker. How are you fishing for them anyway?

I fish bluegill a lot and the only time I have them swallow the hook is if I accidently let them sit out there and chew on it for quite awhile.

[riverrat12]

All of the above, and if you gut or gill hook a fish and feel they are going to die anyway, take your biggest pole,biggest hook and hook the bluegill behind the dorsal. Throw them around structure or just free spool them in the area your in. You'd be surprised at the size bass or cat you can catch....Big fish got to eat to...good luck.. Chuck

[floatman]

I think you just need to set the hook quicker. How are you fishing for them anyway?

I fish bluegill a lot and the only time I have them swallow the hook is if I accidently let them sit out there and chew on it for quite awhile.

know, you and I think along the same lines, and we post at the same time alot, you have a quicker typeing finger than me LOL LOL

P.S. I agree with you 100% lol lol JMO

Gary