THE STANDARD BOOK OF FISHING (532 pp.)—Edited by Bruce R. Tuttle—Greystone ($5.95). A feller isn’t thinkin’ mean—out fishin’: His thoughts are mostly good and clean—out fishin’. He does not knock his ...

After you've landed your fish, you need to get the hook out. Most of the time it's a simply matter. Just grasp the hook or lure, push back against the direction the hook penetrated and you're done.