Things You'll Need:
- Wire snippers
- Antibiotic
- Bandages
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Step 1
Remove the hook from the lure. This is the first step to performing the snatch method, which is the quickest, most painless way to extricate a hook from your skin. Removing the hook from the lure also saves your lure and takes the stress off your fly fishing line.
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Step 2
Wrap approximately 2 feet of fishing line around the hook. Keep the line firmly wrapped.
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Step 3
Allow enough excess line to hang from the hook to give you a firm grip.
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Step 4
Take the excess fishing line that is hanging from the hook with one hand, placing the other hand firmly on the skin. Push down slightly on the skin.
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Step 5
Snap the hook quickly and gently out of the skin.
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Step 6
Take the hook back out the same way it went in. With this approach you work with the barb of the hook, not against it.
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Step 7
Apply a small amount of antibiotic ointment to the area and bandage immediately.
