simple home made little fish de-hooker!!!

[fish-kabob]

took some coat hanger wire flattened it at one end and filed a v-grove in the flattened end with a triangle file... then epoxy it into the depth finder after you drilled it out the original one is in the picture that gave me the idea of this please enjoy....   any one else got any idea on de-hookers that can be home made if so please throw them up here.... 

[3300]

nice.

chop sticks.

[Old Goat]

them coat hangers make nice inline sinkers too

[Corndog]

Great..now I have another thing to work on before first ice!
Awesome idea! Thanks!

[dangle]

That looks real good. Thanks for sharing

[maddogg]

I made this out of a toothbrush,I haven't tried it yet.

[Spider1]

nice idea fish-kabob, I like the clip on idea! I'll have to make a few of these but I hate to ruin a good sounder so I'll have to dig up a few big alligator clips or something.

maddog, good idea, you didn't steal the Mrs' toothbrush for it didja!?

[hardwater diehard]

Like that one maddogg...take a kid fishing off a dock with some worms ..all the R & D you will need.

[bean counter]

Well crap, now i feel silly for buying one...

http://www.customjigs.com/icefishing/accessories/panfish_toothpick.html

[Mr.Seaguar]

I learned not to cut apart my wife's metal hangers a long time ago. That is one thing that is not worth arguing about.   I use metal banding at work. I use a cutting wheel and grinder to shape it into a long narrow shaft with the notched end. Works great, as I am sure the coat hanger does

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Well crap, now i feel silly for buying one...

http://www.customjigs.com/icefishing/accessories/panfish_toothpick.html

For the big purchase of $3 I think you will be fine.

[fish-kabob]

I made this out of a toothbrush,I haven't tried it yet.


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nice thing about your it floats the other things is you put it in one of you many pockets you lose it.. that why I liked the clips cause you can clip it on a shirt or coat collar  but that tooth brush is a great idea none the less...

[fish-kabob]

For the big purchase of $3 I think you will be fine.

how much was shipping ? lol's I am sure you bought some jigs wile at it too...so $3 is not going to hurt you all that bad...

[Ice Scratcher]

Looking good fellas..

I posted this one last season I think...

I run some really tiny jigs sometimes, sizes 16, and 18 even...

The little guys are able to inhale the jig pretty deep and their tiny mouths are hard to work with..

I quickly got tired of hurting them, trying to get my jig back so I came up with this idea...

The loop can go on your pinky so your other fingers are free..

Its the perfect size to get into tiny sunfish mouths to back the hook out, even better if you fish barbless..

The tube keeps the zip tie from closing too far, its just a piece cut from a ball point pen..

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Its good for the little guys, and the faster you get the hook out, the faster you get the hook in!!

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[bean counter]

For the big purchase of $3 I think you will be fine.

Ya, just ticks me off it couldn't figure out a way to build it on my own 

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Ya, just ticks me off it couldn't figure out a way to build it on my own 

I got one of those picks a year or ago at an ice show. IMO it was money well spent. it floats, has a nice finger grip, and can be clipped onto a guy's lanyard so there are benefits. Making your own stuff is cool though. I do make a lot of stuff myself like a glow charging dip cup on my vex, jigs, and  dropper chains.

[Gills-only]

took some coat hanger wire flattened it at one end and filed a v-grove in the flattened end with a triangle file... then epoxy it into the depth finder after you drilled it out the original one is in the picture that gave me the idea of this please enjoy....   any one else got any idea on de-hookers that can be home made if so please throw them up here.... 

                                 A guy I know had something similar to what you have, had it around his neck, stepped over boat seat, tripped, and stabbed himself in neck area, bled like a stuck hog, no longer has it attached to himself, so be careful!!

[UFCreel]

Clam sells one for about $4 that can cut braid too.

[rdhammah]

them coat hangers make nice inline sinkers too

....AND they're non-lead!