Pickerel with treble hooks

[I31]

Anyone have idea on removing treble hooks that are lodged under the mouth? It doesn't interfere with opening the mouth or eating. I cut the swivels to the lure and left the hooks attached.

 

[Horiyoshi III]

Either crimp the barbs down or cut them off, whichever is less stressful to the fish.

 

[rjssniper]

a split ring and a treble hook are cheap, if you really want to hang on to the fish id cut em and replace. jmo

 

[fisher12889]

Next time, use barbless hooks. Hopefully you can see the obvious benefits, whether you plan to keep the fish or release them. It might be best if you can just gently back out the hooks (push down and back, dont pull or yank at it)...holding the fish so you can cut the hooks or debarb them will likely cause even more stress to the fish.