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Reddit mentions of Ego Mini Gripper Tool, Fish Lip Grabber, Lightweight with Safety Clip, Safely Handle Your Catch, Keep Your HandsClean, Salt & Freshwater
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Reddit mentions: 1
We found 1 Reddit mentions of Ego Mini Gripper Tool, Fish Lip Grabber, Lightweight with Safety Clip, Safely Handle Your Catch, Keep Your HandsClean, Salt & Freshwater. Here are the top ones.
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- SPORTSMEN'S TOOL: Must have fish lip gripper tool, easily pick up any size fish and take that perfect photo. Extra wide jaw opening for your next lunker.
- EASY CATCH & RELEASE: Safely grab your catch out of the water or safely release them. Good fishing practice only to catch the same fish next year a few pounds larger
- QUICK RELEASE: Easily pick up any fish and has a quick release for ease. Kids not into touching fish yet? Here is the tool for them
- SALT & FRESHWATER: Our patented design ensure that you can use it in any body of water: ponds, lakes, stream, or the ocean
- COMPACT & LIGHTWEIGHT - Fishermen have enough tools and gadgets, this is small and fits perfectly in your tackle box. Also with a carribeaner to securely fasten it to you or your boat
Features:
Specs:
| Color | EGO - MINI |
| Height | 2 Inches |
| Length | 6 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | November 2012 |
| Size | One Size |
| Width | 2 Inches |
I did a ton of plopper fishing earlier this year and can confirm: those treble hooks are NASTY! I too got stuck in the fleshy part of my hand by one of those hooks with a three pound bass hanging off the other hook and thrashing. Luckily, I was able to push the hook point through, crush it flat and pull the hook free or my day of fishing would have ended there.
After playing 'treble hook roulette' with plopper hooked fish too many times I finally decided to do something about it.
#1 I sent off for a fish picker upper so that I no longer needed to put my fingers into a caught fish's mouth while trying to remove the hooks. I got this little one to hang off my fishing vest: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016OLZLIO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
#2 I refuse to use my fingers to remove plopper hooks anymore. Now I use a fishing forecep. Search Amazon if you want to get a good idea of what's available. Using them to grab hold of a stuck hook is tons less risky than using your fingers.
#3 Possibly the most radical thing of all. I removed the trailing treble hooks on all my ploppers. After noticing that time and again it was the forward trebles that hooked the fish and not the trailers, and that the trailing hooks were constantly sticking into the fish's face or underbelly for no good reason - I removed the trailer hooks entirely.
Mind you, I paid very close attention to how this affected the lure's performance and my hookup ratio. After observing a bunch of hook ups the results were in: The forward treble hooks are more than enough to hook and land good sized fish. The trailers were an unnecessary fish and hand threatening bother.
After making these changes I have not had a repeat of my hand injury. You might consider doing something similar.