I've been fishing crank baits and having great success, although with craws i've been "chocking" them. They swallow the craw and hook completely and it gets caught inside their throat. I've tried and tried to retrieve the hook. Any suggestions on how I can retrieve the hooks,

thanks,

Bassboy

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Set the hook sooner, your letting them hold it to long.

is anyone else wondering what this has to do with canoes? id say work on your reaction time to get them from swallowing the hook. maybe try a wider gap hook or a bulkier trailer

I agree work on the reaction time so you set the hook just right.

is anyone else wondering what this has to do with canoes?

Yep, fixed that.

When all else fails trry a circle hook!

Like everyone says set sooner and keep line tight. But if it still gets stuck use needle nose pliers, if you don't have pliers stick your finger in the round of the hook without stabbing yourself and push down it has always worked for me.

If any part of the hook has already been swallowed the line needs to be cut and the hook left in the fish. You can't get it out without killing the fish.

If any part of the hook has already been swallowed the line needs to be cut and the hook left in the fish. You can't get it out without killing the fish.

If you know how to do it properly you can get a swallowed hook out easily without causing any more harm to the fish than if it was hooked in the lip. If it's mouth is big enough I run my hook down the curve of the hook until I get the bend and rotate the hook eye towards the back of the fishes throat so the bend end up pointing up out of the fishes mouth. Remove hook and release the fish. The diagram that Packard linked up to here is a good illustration of how to do it if you can't fit your hands in their mouth. I use pliars the entire time instead of rotating with my fingers through their gills, pliers are smaller than my hand so I can contact their gills even less. I feel much better about getting the hook out of the fishes throat so it doesn't cause complications while the fish is trying to feed. If it's obvious it isn't going to come out it's better to cut it than tearing the fish up bad trying to get the hook out, but only a worse case senerio for me.

If you know how to do it properly you can get a swallowed hook out easily without causing any more harm to the fish than if it was hooked in the lip. If it's mouth is big enough I run my hook down the curve of the hook until I get the bend and rotate the hook eye towards the back of the fishes throat so the bend end up pointing up out of the fishes mouth. Remove hook and release the fish. The diagram that Packard linked up to here is a good illustration of how to do it if you can't fit your hands in their mouth. I use pliars the entire time instead of rotating with my fingers through their gills, pliers are smaller than my hand so I can contact their gills even less. I feel much better about getting the hook out of the fishes throat so it doesn't cause complications while the fish is trying to feed. If it's obvious it isn't going to come out it's better to cut it than tearing the fish up bad trying to get the hook out, but only a worse case senerio for me.

I use my fingers if the gill opening is large enough because when working in a tight spot trying to grab the hook through the gills with pliers, it can be very easy to accidentally pinch the gills, especially if the fish kicks at all.

If any part of the hook has already been swallowed the line needs to be cut and the hook left in the fish. You can't get it out without killing the fish.

Not exactly true. Please refer to this thread. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/12981-how-do-i-remove-a-hook-a-bass-has-swallowed/page__st__15

this has been working great for me.