Weever Fish (Tracna)

[Icom]

Can anyone tell me how to handle and unhook a Weever fish safely for consumption?  I came across weevers today which where about a foot long!  

Many thanks for the help
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[rodfar]

I use 2 long noses and a knife. When I get the fish on board, I use a long nose to get a grip on its mouth, I use the other long nose to unhook the fish. Then I cut its head just behind those black dorsal fins and throw the head away.

[lazyfisherman]

I also use long nosed pliers to remove the hook but I don't cut off its head - when it is dead (and I am sure of that!) I cut off the spines on its gill covers and  its dorsal fins with a pair of scissors/cutter using the pliers to hold the gill cover and fins when I am cutting them out

[Icom]

I just spoke to someone who is a fulltime fisherman and he suggested to get an old pair of pliers and weld 2 metal rods on each side for a total of 4 pieces of metal to form like 2 pairs of bent nose plier facing each other.  When grasping the fish its like a sharks jaw and the fish will not be able to move.  Once safely gripped, with the use of a sharp scissors one cuts the dorsal fin and the gill spines.

[fisheye]

please keep in mined that weever spines are still poisonous even after they are cut out from the rest of the body and they remain poisonous for a long time. One has to be very careful how to dispose from these spines and don't forget that rubbish is partially sorted by hand at the waste plants.