dehooking
Freeing caught fish
Dehooking is the act of removing a hook, typically from a fish's mouth after catching it.
The term appears most often in catch-and-release fishing, where proper dehooking techniques minimize injury to the fish: Use a dehooking tool to safely release the bass.
Dehooking devices are standard equipment for anglers practicing conservation.
One who casts lines
- catch-and-releaseFishing without keeping
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- barblessWithout backward-pointing spikes
Hinged metal gripping tool
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- hemostatsInstruments that stop bleeding
- twistingRotating with distortion
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
barbless · extraction · grip · rotation · pressure · angle · slide · push-through
Hinged metal gripping tool
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- barblessWithout backward-pointing spikes
- precautionPreventive safety measure
protection · eyewear · training · puncture · barb · tetanus · bleeding · wound
Fishing without keeping
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- mortalityState of eventual death
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
protection · habitat · endangered · ecosystem · stewardship · sanctuary · tagging · monitoring
angler
One who casts lines
- catch-and-releaseFishing without keeping
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
barbless · tackle · lure · bait · line · reel · rod · catch · net · gaff
pliers
Hinged metal gripping tool
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- hemostatsInstruments that stop bleeding
- twistingRotating with distortion
cutting · barbless · extraction · grip · rotation · pressure · angle · slide · push-through · snip
pliers
Hinged metal gripping tool
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- barblessWithout backward-pointing spikes
precaution · protection · eyewear · training · puncture · barb · tetanus · bleeding · wound · careful
catch-and-release
Fishing without keeping
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- mortalityState of eventual death
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
wildlife · protection · habitat · endangered · ecosystem · stewardship · sanctuary · tagging · monitoring · recovery