I guess the web address didn't come through... Hmmm... Here it is again.
http://dehooker4arc.com/prod01.htm Gary -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 8:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/2004
