http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html All fishes And Fishing, all the time! Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html/comment-page-1#comment-659 Lennie M Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:28:38 +0000 http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html#comment-659 long needle nosed pliers turtles bite long needle nosed pliers turtles bite

]]> http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html/comment-page-1#comment-658 RogerA Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:38:17 +0000 http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html#comment-658 Give it something to bight onto while you free the hook, and not your finger Give it something to bight onto while you free the hook, and not your finger

]]> http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html/comment-page-1#comment-657 David H Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:25:23 +0000 http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html#comment-657 If the barbs go all the way into the flesh, all you can do is push the barbs through and cut them with a pair of wire cutters. This allows you to remove the hooks with minimal tissue damage. Very difficult to calm a turtle down. If the barbs go all the way into the flesh, all you can do is push the barbs through and cut them with a pair of wire cutters. This allows you to remove the hooks with minimal tissue hurt. Very hard to cool a turtle down.

]]> http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html/comment-page-1#comment-656 Turkey Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:25:34 +0000 http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html#comment-656 Well, be careful and there's gonna be some pain anyway you go. Just take them out with pliers and try not to rip the hook, just manouver it out carefully. And YOU be careful too. Snappers and Alligator snappers can hurt ya bad if you aren't careful. Well, be careful and there’s gonna be some pain anyway you go. Just take them out with pliers and try not to rip the hook, just manouver it out carefully. And YOU be careful too. Snappers and Alligator snappers can hurt ya terrible if you aren’t careful.

]]> http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html/comment-page-1#comment-655 fallen_t Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:17:56 +0000 http://allfishes.com/how-to-remove-a-fishing-hook-from-a-turtle.html#comment-655 You know honestly, just cut the line. Don't bother trying to rip the hook out because you could kill it. This goes with fish, frogs, turtles, everything. I have had so many sunfish and bass swallow the hook and attempt to pull it out and they start bleeding from the gills and die. Just cut the line and throw it back in the water. They have a better chance of survival. You know honestly, just cut the line. Don’t bother trying to rip the hook out since you could kill it. This goes with fish, frogs, turtles, everything. I have had so many sunfish and bass swallow the hook and attempt to pull it out and they start bleeding from the gills and die. Just cut the line and throw it back in the fill up. They have a better chance of survival.

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