Metal lip grips for Pike........

[flyboy1]

Ive been using the lip grips for about a year as I feel its safer than how I used to grab and hold them by the gill as I was always afraid of damaging the gill in some way no matter how careful I would be handling them... the lip grips have worked great as I now don't have to risk touching their gill plate but I noticed that lip grips will break through the Pike's skin just under the lip and leaves a hole... I am wondering if these rips although small will hurt the pike in any way... I'm also wondering why they don't make lip grips with a thicker wider pinch/pressure point in order to avoid these punctures into the fish jaw skin....:confused:

[ScowardNJ]

If your are concerned about metal, boga typed grips, try out the plastic ones. You can find em for under $15 and they float. They have a wider pressure point than my boga. No scale though...

http://www.amazon.com/Norton-Glow-Fish-Grip/dp/B003GM2UUC/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1364842348&sr=8-9&keywords=fish+grippers

[ScowardNJ]

Haha, wow.. I just found this thing also..

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Plastic-Fish-Grabber-Gripper-Mini-Fish-Grip/807600_526003288.html

[flyboy1]

I was actually just thinking of buying a pair treated leather work gloves (the kind that nails and sharp points cant penetrate) and using those to just grab Pike/Musky by the lip like I do bass and not have to worry... that would actually be the easiest way without causing any damage to the fish... the gloves are made of kevlar.... something like this http://www.amazon.com/Puncture-Resistant-Glove-Medium-Black/dp/B0087D5OB2/ref=sr_1_5?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1364849041&sr=1-5&keywords=puncture+resistant+gloves