>>602971>do they seriously expect us to somehow remove a hook from the mouth of one of the largest freshwater species in the world while it's thrashing about in the water?Seriously m8? In the first place you shouldn't even try removing the hook if the fish is still "thrashing" and in the second place they make mechanical hook removers designed for saltwater big game fishing that are long enough to be used over the gunwales of the boat and the hooks for catching any fish that huge are so damn big anyway that if you want to be Bogan about it, a nail driven through a piece of lumber and hammered into a U makes a perfectly serviceable hook remover. You can even use your gaff to remove the hook if your aim is good enough.
