Fish Grabber

The Fish Grabber by Pierfisher is a tool that has been specifically designed to make handling a  fish cleaner, easier, and less damaging to the fish.

Standard fishing practices result in hands coated with fish slime. You have to rinse your hands in water or wipe them on a towel to keep the slime off your fishing equipment. The Fish Grabber solves this by allowing you to handle the fish and keep your hands clean.

Simple, one-handed, operation lets you hold the fish firmly without the fishing slipping out of your hand and keeping your hands clean at the same time.

Sportsmen know that causing damage to a fish that you are not going to keep is not the best practice of fishing. Causing unintentional damage is what the Fish Grabber is attempting to avoid. By limiting handling of fish helps the fish recover faster. 

Using a towel to handle a fish that you plan to return to the water is about the worst thing you can do if you want to insure the fish's survival.  Sure it keeps your hands clean, but damages the fish's protective coating.   Slime is produced by proteins that combine with water to create a mucus. the result of glycol-proteins that are produced in the epidermis and combine with water to create mucus. Most fish have a thin layer, but some produce a lot of slime, making them hard to hold.  Slime affords protection against fungi, bacteria and parasites. It also contains medicinal properties that affords healing qualities to open wounds on the fish.  Therefore, it is essential to protect the fish from the removal of slime by not using a towel to handle any fish that you plan to reintroduce in the water. 

So, using the Fish Grabber to handle a fish results in a healthier fish being put back in the water and helps keep your hands clean and avoiding that "fishy smell' on your hands.  A win-win for both you and the fish.