I'm surprised that all fishermen don't know how to do that. I was watching a bass fishing competition Saturday where one of the fishermen using a jerk bait with triple treble hooks ended up catching 2 fish at the same time. When he landed them the fish slipped in his hand burying one of the hook in his finger. They first removed the treble from the bait then proceeded to cut the 2 other hooks on the treble off leaving the one stuck in his finger there for the rest of the day to be removed later. He continued fishing and ended up winning top spot for the day. I've used the technique twice before with excellent results.
"gene"