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Ok guys….. I was watching tv,largemouth bass recepies a fishing show. The show may have been “Honey Hole” They said they observed hooked fish. They said that hooks come out of the fish. I think the fish were not gut hooked, I think… The fish formed some sort of callus in the hooked area. The “callus” thing then broke off the fish with the hook, and thus the fish became void of the hook. They said this all happened long before the hooks could rust out. Cheers. largemouth bass recepies I was wondering if anyone knows what the chances for survival are with a bass who has swallowed a lure and you cut them off in order to get them back in the water.largemouth bass recepies I fish plastic worms often and have a tendency to let them swallow the lure before setting it. I’ve heard that they produce acids which will eat away the hooks. Any info is appreciated.

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He said that largemouths will dissolve a hook(but not the line), but he never said anything about crappie. Jim Hohmann http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/7414/index.html   My son gut hooked a  big crappie the other day. I cut the line and put it in the livewell. 30 minutes later , the fish was dead. If anyone can show me research that proves a fish’s stomach acid can disolve a steel fish hook, I’ll lay my head on a block of wood and let them chop it off. Mark, Quality Tackle, Competitive Prices <a href=”http://members.aol.com/mmccoy01/index.html”McCoy’s</a

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Great thread, I learned something new!! JT

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I’m glad to hear that the dissolving hook isn’t just an old wives tale. This would definitely make for a great science experiment for someone out there. I’d definitely enjoy more info on the subject. Thanks for the responses.

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I have nothing but a gut feeling that a fish would die with a stainless steel hook…and probably die with any other hook.largemouth bass recepies  Fishing barbless makes removal of those deep hooks easier and would probably give the fish a fighting chance, imho. Jim Pankey USN (Ret.) “Barbless Bassin’”   I was wondering if anyone knows what the chances for survival are with a   bass who has swallowed a lure and you cut them off in order to get them back   in the water. I fish plastic worms often and have a tendency to let them   swallow the lure before setting it. I’ve heard that they produce acids which   will eat away the hooks. Any info is appreciated.   JB

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I was wondering if anyone knows what the chances for survival are with a bass who has swallowed a lure and you cut them off in order to get them back in the water. I fish plastic worms often and have a tendency to let them swallow the lure before setting it. I’ve heard that they produce acids which will eat away the hooks. Any info is appreciated.

John, I have caught a trout with a barbless hook passed through the fish and left dangling by the mono. It probably had one more day before it passed the rest. Apparently the angler gut hooked him and cut the line. The fish was spunky enough to put on one hell of a fight. If we use barbless hooks, we have a better chance of unhooking the fish. If we must cut the line, it will have an easier time passing it. All the lures and fly’s I carry have the barbs bent down. Some fish slip off but I find it easier to set the hook. It’s a fair trade off. BassBug: Is it a sport or a religion?

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If anyone can show me research that proves a fish’s stomach acid can disolve a steel fish hook, I’ll lay my head on a block of wood and let them chop it off.

WIll you let me use your head for a chumming block?  Seriously though, Mark, I think you are right about the acid.  How about instead of decapitating you, we just ask one of these people to swallow a hook themselves and see what happens?  Great idea for your kid’s science project: how long will it take for different types/size of hooks to dissolve in an acid solution similar to that of a fish stomach. Mu

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Md. did a study on Rockfish that were gut hooked and released with the hook. It was a controlled study.All the fish were well taken care of after release. After 6 months all the fish were healthy. Shorty after that the fish started to die. Within 12 months all the fish were dead. The fish died from toxic shock.  This was a small article in the local paper.

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Crappie are not as hardy as the largemouth bass and do not tolerate a gut hook as well. However, releasing the fish back into the water instead of your livewell will result in a better survival rate. A number of factors may be involved in livewell deaths – water temp, oxygen, alge or fungus to name a few.Regardless of how carefull you are a few of the fish will die anyway. All I am saying is try to release the fish with as little stress as possible and let nature take it’s course. If it is evident that the fish will not survive, take the fish home to eat or donate it to a worthy cause. I do not wish to see you headless, but studies on Okeechobee show that the hook is either expelled or swallowed and disolved in a matter of days. I have dissected and searched the stomich contents myself and have found several bass with plastic lures in the intestional tract, yet never a hook. This only confirms the studies that the hook is expelled or digested. Good luck to you and your son and if you are ever coming this way, give me a holler. Good Fishing – Moe Moe’s Guide Service –  http://members.aol.com/moefran/index.html

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I was wondering if anyone knows what the chances for survival are

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My son gut hooked a  big crappie the other day. I cut the line and put it in the livewell. 30 minutes later , the fish was dead. If anyone can show me research that proves a fish’s stomach acid can disolve a steel fish hook, I’ll lay my head on a block of wood and let them chop it off. Mark, Quality Tackle, Competitive Prices <a href=”http://members.aol.com/mmccoy01/index.html”McCoy’s</a

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Glad to know that! — Go fishing. And may your fish be as big as your tales!

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – No question that cutting the hook improves the survival rate of the fish. Most largemouths will expell the hook in 2 to 3 days or finish swallowing it and acids in the digestive system will disolve the hook. Try not to pull anymore than necessary on the hook and cut the line as close as possible to the eye – the line will not disolve. As a guide on Okeechobee we have caught hundreds of fish that have had hooks in them ( some with the worm still attached ) so the hook will not stop the fish from feeding and his chance of survival is greatly improved.Keep up the good work. Good Fishing – Moe Moe’s Guide Service –  http://members.aol.com/moefran/index.html

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No question that cutting the hook improves the survival rate of the fish. Most largemouths will expell the hook in 2 to 3 days or finish swallowing it and acids in the digestive system will disolve the hook. Try not to pull anymore than necessary on the hook and cut the line as close as possible to the eye – the line will not disolve. As a guide on Okeechobee we have caught hundreds of fish that have had hooks in them ( some with the worm still attached ) so the hook will not stop the fish from feeding and his chance of survival is greatly improved.Keep up the good work.   Good Fishing – Moe Moe’s Guide Service –  http://members.aol.com/moefran/index.html

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Definately good JB- when I “gut hook” a bass with a worm rig or small jig I don’t even try to remove the hook.  20-50 cents is a small sacrifice to save the life of a black beauty, and even attempting to remove the hook is a certain trip to death row for the fish. Warren – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if anyone knows what the chances for survival are with a bass who has swallowed a lure and you cut them off in order to get them back in the water. I fish plastic worms often and have a tendency to let them swallow the lure before setting it. I’ve heard that they produce acids which will eat away the hooks. Any info is appreciated. JB

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John, i cut the line n let the fish go also because i have heard the same thing…im not sure it’s true..i have caught healthy fish with hooks that were cut off in them…do they actually have some acidic liquid that actually disolves hooks quickly… im not sure ..sounds like a wives tale ..but i would be grateful to know more for sure.     Josh – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if anyone knows what the chances for survival are with a bass who has swallowed a lure and you cut them off in order to get them back in the water. I fish plastic worms often and have a tendency to let them swallow the lure before setting it. I’ve heard that they produce acids which will eat away the hooks. Any info is appreciated. JB

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I was wondering if anyone knows what the chances for survival are with a bass who has swallowed a lure and you cut them off in order to get them back in the water. I fish plastic worms often and have a tendency to let them swallow the lure before setting it. I’ve heard that they produce acids which will eat away the hooks. Any info is appreciated. JB

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