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dehooker

American  
[dee-hook-er] / diˈhʊk ər /

noun

  1. a device for removing a hook from a fish.


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He then slides the dehooker down the line until it bottoms out.

From Time Magazine Archive

The angler turns the dehooker a quarter-turn to the right so the palm of his hand faces up and the line is inside the circle of the pigtail.

From Time Magazine Archive

XTools also makes other floating fishing tools, including two fillet knives, a gaff and a dehooker, to name a few.

From Time Magazine Archive

I got a feel for the tool by sticking hooks in a cardboard box and then removing them with the dehooker.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dehooker shields the hook point after removal.

From Time Magazine Archive

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