Jeff Dodd
Steelhead
The real dark side…Nice Christmas tree ornaments Jeff!
The real dark side…Nice Christmas tree ornaments Jeff!
Maybe I need a larger size but hard to use with bead head flies.View attachment 106181
For deeply hooked fish these work great ( ketchum release tool ). Slide the line in the slot, slide tool down to the hook, push on the hook then pull out. I took out a power bait/ worm hook out of a fish I caught on a chironomid the other day where all I could see was the eye of the hook sticking out of its throat.
You must have very large beads. My blobs are tied with 7/64 or 1/8 beads and the small size ketchum release tool works just fine. I have removed blobs where all I can see is the bead when looking down the throat of the fish.Maybe I need a larger size but hard to use with bead head flies.
Its interesting that this is such a common experience for you all. Are you guys fishing these slowly? I have only fished a few days with boobys, but the people I was with were stripping them super super fast, so I did that too. Never had any problem throat hooking fish.I used to fish blob flies. Since I am a CnR guy I quit. Too many were very deep in the fish to allow easy removal. If I am meat fishing they are fine to use.
Just the way I roll...
Try tying those blobs with a tungsten bead in the center of the hook then one color fritz behind and the other ahead.You must have very large beads. My blobs are tied with 7/64 or 1/8 beads and the small size ketchum release tool works just fine. I have removed blobs where all I can see is the bead when looking down the throat of the fish.
Most people I know fish blobs under a bobber.Its interesting that this is such a common experience for you all. Are you guys fishing these slowly? I have only fished a few days with boobys, but the people I was with were stripping them super super fast, so I did that too. Never had any problem throat hooking fish.
That and distance from your buddy can easily add several inches!Makes it easier to lie about its size as well!
DIY..for cheap
Yup. Just don't leave your metric box at home!Should work in B.C. though, eh?
Jig hooks?
I mixed it up. Top and bottom rows have two on jigs, two on a wide gap scud-ish hook with a tungsten bead, and two unweighted. Other rows have some combination of the same (determined by what beads I had on hand).Jig hooks?