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| Hey All,
A while back I saw a posting on here of someone that had made a homemade hook pick but I can't find it.
Does anyone know who did that or remember the thread?
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Location: Minn. | For as little as they cost. I would go with the Original. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | They cost $12.49 !!!!!
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| The homemade one I saw had a handle which went cross-wise across the palm and that's why I like it. The original doesn't. |
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| original?hook pick was made years ago for gatorgar. |
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | why buy one when u can make one! save that $13.00 for a gallon of gas this summer.lol. |
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| I dont understand this tool I guess? Why not get something you can actually GRAB ahold of the hook with? If anyone can list any advantages of this (compared to say a Grabbit, Rapalas version, or Extractor)I would love to hear them.
I guess I just dont understand? I'd take a Grabbit tool anyday if given the choice. http://muskie.com/grabbit.htm |
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | Maybe Steve Jonesi can pipe in on this one |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | heres the one i made out of wire we found on the job. just bend it around a nail.
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Location: ashtabula ohio | nice justin, i like those. i could understand the trigger style to go across the palm, should be better. gonna make one... |
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| The beauty of the HookPick is that it can reach hooks that are really deep or in a precarious position. Hooks that can't be "grabbed" with a pair of long needle nose. |
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| Jason said it all. Do yourself and the fish a favor and actually LOOK at the Grabb-It-Tool at the website link on Jason Bomber's post. Anything a hook pick can do the Grabb-It does better. It is nothing like a pliers and is 20" long compared to the Hook-Pick at 15." I have both of these tools and a Grabb-It is much more user friendly. If anyone would like a free Hook-Pick let me know. The Grabb-It took it's place in the boat last year. The Hook-Pick is fired! |
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | i looked at the Grabb-it-tool and it looks good to me. just wondering how it holds up when you grab a deep hook and the fish goes nuts and when they do what will it do to the teeth of the fish. |
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | Steve I ,
I'll take that free hook pick if the offer still stands. Lost mine overboard last season and havent replaced it yet. |
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| Making your own is the fun part, and it is something else to do in the winter.
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| jay lip ripper - 3/12/2009 4:17 AM
i looked at the Grabb-it-tool and it looks good to me. just wondering how it holds up when you grab a deep hook and the fish goes nuts and when they do what will it do to the teeth of the fish.
The thing is heavy duty, I used mine the last 2 seasons without an issue before I managed to toss it in the lake. I guarantee this thing saves you headaches this year. Awesome for shaking off undersized fish and pike without netting them too. |
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| The "Grabb-it" tool has been my preferred method for hook removal for many years. It is simply safer for you and the fish! The hook holding power of the mechanism is probably enough to lift a twenty pound fish, not that you would of course. And like Bomber said, it will keep you as far away as possible from the problem, especially when water releasing fish. The few days each season I make it into another boat other than my own, I make sure to bring it along.
As far as a fish shaking crazy and doing damage to itself, I haven't noticed any difference from any other tool. I truly believe that this is the best tool for the job in the most situations... but that is just my opinion.
I hope this help someone... and a few fish.
Lee Tauchen
http://leelures.com
http://leetauchen.com
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| Castmaster,
I'd be happy to send you the hookpick. How can I contact you to get some shipping info? Jay, you control the locking mechanism with the Grabb-It and can release it anytime you wish. It's kind of like a trigger i guess. As far as knocking out teeth, I think it is no more a danger than with a regular pliers, hook pick etc. The Grabb-It helps you release fish much quicker. That's a fair trade off for a couple lost teeth if that ever did occur. What's so bad about toothless muskies anyways? Much easier to lip.
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | Jason Bomber - 3/12/2009 9:10 AM
jay lip ripper - 3/12/2009 4:17 AM
i looked at the Grabb-it-tool and it looks good to me. just wondering how it holds up when you grab a deep hook and the fish goes nuts and when they do what will it do to the teeth of the fish.
The thing is heavy duty, I used mine the last 2 seasons without an issue before I managed to toss it in the lake. I guarantee this thing saves you headaches this year. Awesome for shaking off undersized fish and pike without netting them too.
dont you hate them pike on monona, pain in the a$$. my buddy snag 2 or 3 of them last year and got tore up pretty bad by a 25"(16 diffrent cuts in a half second) he went and got a lindy glove so we could just grab the leader and then grab the hook with pliers and shake them off. i think the next thing i buy will be one of them. thanks jason! |
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | Steve I - 3/12/2009 8:11 PM
Castmaster,
I'd be happy to send you the hookpick. How can I contact you to get some shipping info? Jay, you control the locking mechanism with the Grabb-It and can release it anytime you wish. It's kind of like a trigger i guess. As far as knocking out teeth, I think it is no more a danger than with a regular pliers, hook pick etc. The Grabb-It helps you release fish much quicker. That's a fair trade off for a couple lost teeth if that ever did occur. What's so bad about toothless muskies anyways? Much easier to lip.
lip a musky... no way lol. i have with little pike before but nothing big. i figured that it would be no diffrent then a pliers or even jaw spreders. i think the quick release is a great thing, less strest on the fish is always better. |
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| Lee and Steve have probably been using it much longer than I, but I quickly realized how much I liked it. The day we shook off 13 pike, it payed for itself. |
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| Hey Steve is the offer for the Grabb-It still out there. I would love to give one a try. |
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | SteveI,
Shoot me an email at [email protected] (thats a Q in embarq not a G)
Thanks much!! |
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| Hey SteveI, Send me an email as well at [email protected]
Thanks a lot SteveI
Cody |
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Location: Toronto, Ontario | Best feature of the Hook Pick is pulling baits from the bottom of the Lakewood....less blood is good. |
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