When fishing at White Lake, anglers should have a mechanical means of safely removing small, sharp treble hooks from fish. Using a hemostat or pair of pliers is the best way to remove a lure because it keeps bare fingers safely away.
Chain pickerel have rows of sharp teeth, and yellow perch have spines on their gill covers and fins. A yellow perch is very animated and has few places for an angler to grab it safely because of its sharp defenses. A lure with treble hooks rattling around its mouth makes either of these fish even more difficult to control safely.
Both fish can draw blood or their own or can easily flip a crankbait’s treble hooks into an angler’s fingers or hand, so it also a good idea to wrap them in a towel when unhooking them.
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