The E-Z Hook-out tool made by Rumrunner Sport Fishing is the perfect tool for removing hooks from the mouths of toothy sharks and large, tough-to-handle game fish such as large marlin and tuna. Made completely of marine grade aluminum and stainless steel with quality foam grips, this release tool is made to last for many years in the harsh saltwater marine environment. To remove a hook from a fish’s mouth, all that’s required is to place the looped end of the release tool onto the taught leader and slide it down the leader to the hook. Then with a downward thrust of the tool, the stainless steel loop on the end of the tool will strike the bend of the hook and release it.

The days of putting your hands dangerously close to a toothy fish’s mouth to cut the wire are over. The release tool will remove the hook from lip-hooked fish 98% of the time. You will release far fewer fish with hooks and leaders still in their mouths, which take many days or even weeks to dislodge or rust. The release tool has proven effective on all species of sharks, billfish, and tuna, and aids significantly to a clean in-the-water release of school Bluefin Tuna, which are typically sub legal length fish. The tool is available in two handle lengths, 4 ft and 6ft.