Fishing UK Specialist Angler & Angling Writer, Andrew Kennedy | Pike Perch Barbel Carp Lure Coarse British angler writing about fishing and specialist angling
The above video is a short instructional, showing how to unhook a pike / how to remove a treble hook from a pike using forceps. It covers essential pike handling techniques to enable safe unhooking.
The terminal tackle used in the video is a wire trace with a single, treble hook. The unhooking tool is a standard pair of long-nosed forceps.
The essential pike care equipment I used in the above video, and every time I go pike fishing are:
- A good wire trace, of at least 18 inches (45cm) length and 25lb (11kg) breaking strain
- A well-padded unhooking mat, long enough to lay a large pike on
- A strong pair of stainless-steel, long-nosed unhooking forceps
- Semi-barbed treble hooks to allow easier, quicker unhooking
To see how I tie a wire trace for pike fishing, read my article or view my YouTube video
If you have never fished for pike before, then please take an experienced pike angler along with you, to learn how to unhook pike and handle them safely. It is paramount that pike are returned to the water quickly, and with the minimum amount of damage possible. They may look ferocious but pike are very delicate creatures.
Click here to learn more about caring for pike.
This page refers to unhooking the fish that we in Britain know simply as pike (Esox lucius), which are also known as “northern pike”, in other parts of the world.
Related Video: How to make a 2 x treble hook wire trace for use in pike & zander fishing:
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