Here is a link for easy hook removal from In-fisherman.
http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/articles/if2806_HookRemoval/index.htmlI also have another quick and easy method that I use primarily on LMB that have swallowed a texas rigged rubber worm very deep.
No real fish were harmed for these photos. (One will have to pretend that this sock and film canister are the throat of a deep hooked LMB.) This method works extremely well with LMB where you have room to maneuver your index finger and thumb inside the mouth. This method is not recommended for "toothy critters" like musky or northern.
1. Slide your index finger past the crusher teeth and to the inside bend of the hook, align your fingernail along the barb.
2. Push in slightly and away from the side of the throat that the hook is lodged in using your index finger. After pushing in slightly start to use your thumb to turn the hook eyelet or "tie" upside down along the side the gills. Pushing inward slightly at first backs the hook out of where it intitially went in, use your fingernail to prevent the barb from doing more damage as you continue to turn the hook around using your thumb.
3. Continue to rotate the hook and push away from the side of the throat that was hooked.
4. Once rotated far enough the hook should pop right out with very little damage to the throat. Notice the fingernail covering the barb of the hook.
This might not work for small fish but it sure does work well on a LMB that has swallowed a texas rigged rubber worm deeply. It takes roughly the same amount of time to remove the hook as any other place in the mouth. Using needle nose pliers though the gills are not required with this method. All you need is enough room to manuever your index finger and thumb inside the mouth.
