Salt Strong | – How To Safely Hold A Catfish (Without Getting Spined)

Ever had to unhook a catfish with your hands? If you go fishing enough, you’ll eventually catch catfish (or tons of catfish). And no only thing worse than catfish slime are the catfish barbs (it really hurts to get spined by a catfish).

Many fishermen falsely believe that you must use pliers or a line trick to de-hook a catfish, but in reality, the easiest (and safest) way to hold and unhook a catfish is with your hands.

So in this video, Luke Simonds from Salt Strong shows the safe way to hold a catfish without getting stung or spined.

See the full post here:

https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/how-to-hold-unhook-catfish/

How To Hold And Unhook Catfish
1. Secure The Hook
2. Put Two Fingers Below The Spines
3. Twist The Hook Out
4. Release The Fish

Do you have any other ways that you like to quickly release catfish?

Let us know in the comments.

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