jaybrigden

Thanks all, Great help I will try the solutions you have all gave me and see what happens. Fingers crossed all goes well.

Forceps are on order. My rigs vary in size but i try to keep them no longer than a foot long. Usually shoter. Bigger bait may be the answer although will this affect my catch rate? Ive heard that less is more sometimes. I generally use medium size boilies or lunchen meat cut to a similar size as a boilie. How far would you recommend the bait being from the hook? Could this be a factor? I usually go about 1-2mm. Cheers Guys

Thanks Yes I was using barbless hooks as it seems that every lake I fish requires them. An no forceps (I may need to invest). Untill that point every carp I caught I hooked in the mouth, since I put a hair rig on the card (not all) seem to take it like the perch. Deep in the throat.

Hi All, I started Angling last season (summer 2010) so am still learning the ropes. I came across a thread on death rigs and was quite concerned. As a beginner I have been glued to forums such as this and have discovered how to make the basic hair rig. I have my Hook length tied to a swivel on my main line (both hook length and main line were 10lb mono as I had not discovered braid). A perfectly basic rig I thought. The concern I had is that although my rig seemed fish friendly enough, every fish I caught kept taking the hook deep in its mouth. Deep enough that I could not get the hook out. I even troubled some more experience anglers around the lake to see if they could get it out. With no luck and some blood coming from the fish, another angler told me to cut the line as close to the hook as possible leave the hook in a put the fish back. Obviously my main concern is fish welfare, so my question is, does anything seem wrong with my rig and in the event this happens again is this the best thing to do if I cannot get the hook out. Thanks