From my experience, you don't touch the fish when using a Ketchum Release.You have one hand holding line tension, the other hand holding the release. You slide the release down the line into the fishes mouth and release the hook.
Most of the time, I will bring the fish up to the side of the drifter, grab the line with my left hand and slide the release down to the fish and release the hook. For larger fish that require netting, it works well if you have someone nets your fish, the fish will be laying in the bottom of the net, same technique, grab the line with your left hand and run the release down the line with your right hand, you release the hook and then the fish is in the net for revival if necessary.
ymmv, JT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Uncle Brad and Elly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Boga thingy?
I've had problems with the "Ketchum Release "tool. It always seemed to me that to make it work correctly you had to have one hand holding the fish cause it's trying to squirm out of your grip. the other hand putting a slight tension on the hook/line and another hand to attach and slide the gizmo down the line to the hook to push it out of position. Maybe I was doing it wrong ,I don't know but everytime I used it it seemed like it was necessary to have somebody else helping. I saw a video on how to use it but the conditions in the film did not match any of the conditions I was in when I was using it
BjR.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: Boga thingy?
In your message you indicated you found this website with some tools for dehooking fish. Can you give us the website address? I have one I use all the time which is called Ketchum Release, but I only have one size of it. I think there are three different sizes available if I am not mistaken. It works pretty well.
Thanks,
Roger
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 1:00 PM
Subject: RE: Boga thingy?
I think the best way to release fish is with the device recommended by the
WDFW for salt water. I don't know where you would put it on a vest but if
you made it short enough it should be pretty easy. Simply take a section of
dowel and put a brass cupholder hook screwed into the end. Look at page 14
of the 2004 regs. I have a nice tool for smaller flys that I use for trout
but it is too small for large hooks and I can't remember the name of it. I
just found this website with some tools for dehooking fish that look pretty
nice. I might have to make one of these myself! The ones with the ful circle
look really nice. At least they wouldn't come off the line when a fish
thrashes around like the J Hook ones do. Now if I could just figure out a
better way to unhook something that has been hooked with a trailing hook...
Hmmm...
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Steudel Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 12:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Boga thingy?
Hey so as I've started catching larger fish, I've found that their teeth are
kinda nasty and can quickly cut your fingers up when you are removing hooks.
I saw some post a while back on a thing called a boga, that grabs their
lips, anyone use one? Are they really ok for big fish? Seems like if it was
humane/safe enough for a fish, it actually might speed up the amount of time
you spend fussing with the fish. Plus it looks pretty small and you could
easily attach it to the back of your vest. Instead of carrying a net that
was big enough to hold a salmon.
I saw some fishermen this weekend that instead of grabbing the fish, they
just tried to step on it to hold it down... seems wrong to me ... I suppose
if it's some deteriated fungus laden fish and you didn't want to touch
it.... seems like a boga would help out here too.
MS
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