Off the Hook

Thanks for your advise just the same. I'll pass it on to my kids. I'm
sure it will
help them out.

Best Regards,
John

Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:
"John" wrote in message
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Thanks Rich and Steve,

I have one of those mail gloves and it works great for holding the fish
but I have a
bit of a physical disablity that causes me to twitch at times without
warning and
can make me stick my finger right into the fish's mouth, so I'm
thinking the boga grip
might be my best choce right now. As long as I can keep my fingers as
far away as possible from the fish's mouth the safer for me..... and
the fish.

Well, if'n you can't grab em', you can't grab em.' Given the choice between
a Boga and a cradle, gimme the Boga!
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:36:39 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote:

Jaw clamp? How about a boga grip scale?

When fishing with a guide don't the guides usually use a cradle to land fish
safely?

A cradle? You have not lived until you have tried to cradle a 54" muskie
with an 8 Inch hook sporting three 5/0 trebles sharpened to perfection. I
did it once and threw the damn cradle away! Talk about an adventure.

Anyway, I would avoid the cradle and instead get a Pen Fin Saver Beckman
net (PFT34404). It is much easier to land and handle the fish in one of
these.

Also, if you don't already have a heavy duty pair of wire cutters (a pair
that you can manage with one hand and cut a 5/0 hook) you really should get
some. I have and use the Knippex cutters
(http://www.thornebros.com/muskie/lur...oc_knipex.html)

I almost always cut the hooks on the larger fish, it is much easier than
trying to remove them. I also carry a snap-ring plier and some extra
trebles and rings to replace cut hooks. It is a lot cheaper and easier
than getting your hand/arm/leg torn apart by a thrashing Muskie with a
mouth full of treble hooks. :-)
--
-Gary

"John" wrote in message
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Greetings all,

I have bee looking for the "safest" way to take Pike and Musky off the
hook and have found a bunch of things to try but I have not found the
best way yet. I always seem to get hurt one way or another. It's
becoming a frightening experience but I still like to catch them. One
thing I have not tried yet is a jaw clamp. They look kind of weak
though.

Any sugestions would be appreciated except those that would harm the
fish.

I've been handling muskies and pike for the past 20+ years without serious
incident. I will, unless guiding simply handland the fish. I do this by
sliding my fingers underneath the gill plate (avoiding the gills
themselves), moving my fingers forward until I get to the vee notch under
the chin. You'll feel a "boney" ridge, clamp down just forward (toward the
fish's nose) of the ridge and that will control the fish quite nicely. Most
times I don't lift the fish from the water, preferring to simply unhook the
fish in the water. If guiding, I have a LARGE landing net, I scoop the fish
and leave it in the water, performing the unhooking operation while the fish
is in the net.

Of course, I have all my unhooking materials already handy, pliers, small
bolt cutter (in the event I have to cut a hook) and jaw spreader before I
start on the fish.

I've done this literally thousands of times and haven't gotten more than
scraped knuckles from the gill rakers.

You could do the same, and if you're worried about scraped knuckles, get one
of those "chainmail" type fillet gloves. I believe Normark sells them.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

http://earlsklein.com/images/pickerelmaybe

Boga Grip in action.


--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com



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I remember seeing this picture last week. There was a question about it
regarding
what type it was e.g. Pickrel, Pike or Red Fin. It looks like it's a
little better then the
Rapala one. I'm having a tough time locating a Boga Grip here. There
are every
other type but no one seems to carry the Boga grip. I think I will have
to settle
with a Rapala grip if I can't locate one.

I'm located in Toronto, Ontario. If you know of a place in Toronto that
carries
them I would love to know.

Best Regards,
John


Bob La Londe wrote:
http://earlsklein.com/images/pickerelmaybe

Boga Grip in action.


--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com



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Gander Mountain maybe?


"John" wrote in message
ups.com...
I remember seeing this picture last week. There was a question about it
regarding
what type it was e.g. Pickrel, Pike or Red Fin. It looks like it's a
little better then the
Rapala one. I'm having a tough time locating a Boga Grip here. There
are every
other type but no one seems to carry the Boga grip. I think I will have
to settle
with a Rapala grip if I can't locate one.

I'm located in Toronto, Ontario. If you know of a place in Toronto that
carries
them I would love to know.

Best Regards,
John


Bob La Londe wrote:
http://earlsklein.com/images/pickerelmaybe

Boga Grip in action.


--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com



--
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"John" wrote in message
ups.com...
I remember seeing this picture last week. There was a question about it
regarding
what type it was e.g. Pickrel, Pike or Red Fin. It looks like it's a
little better then the
Rapala one. I'm having a tough time locating a Boga Grip here. There
are every
other type but no one seems to carry the Boga grip. I think I will have
to settle
with a Rapala grip if I can't locate one.

I'm located in Toronto, Ontario. If you know of a place in Toronto that
carries
them I would love to know.

John,

Both BassPro and Cabela's carry them in both the catalog and online. If you
live in Toronto, you should have a BassPro OutdoorWorld where you can get
one.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Hey Steve,

You were right I found a Bass Por shop just North of where I work.
I just got off the phone with them and yahoo they have them in stock.

Thanks for your advice ))
John


Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:
"John" wrote in message
ups.com...
I remember seeing this picture last week. There was a question about it
regarding
what type it was e.g. Pickrel, Pike or Red Fin. It looks like it's a
little better then the
Rapala one. I'm having a tough time locating a Boga Grip here. There
are every
other type but no one seems to carry the Boga grip. I think I will have
to settle
with a Rapala grip if I can't locate one.

I'm located in Toronto, Ontario. If you know of a place in Toronto that
carries
them I would love to know.

John,

Both BassPro and Cabela's carry them in both the catalog and online. If you
live in Toronto, you should have a BassPro OutdoorWorld where you can get
one.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com