How to Handle a Garfish
- 1). Reel in your fishing line until the garfish is at the edge of the boat or water line. Do not attempt to handle it until it is easily within reach.
- 2). Put on a pair of rubber fishing gloves and grab the garfish in the middle of its body. Wrap your hand around its body and keep a firm grip on it. The fish may struggle, but should remain docile.
- 3). Remove the hook from the garfish's mouth with a pair of pliers. Turn the hook so it passes out of the fish's mouth in the opposite direction it went in.
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