I FEEL YOUR PAIN!! :sick :crying :reallycrying
This was taken from the "KFS" website.
One of the worst fears of a kayak, or any other fisher, is to embed a large hook accidentally in a head, arm, or leg. However, the problem is even worse for the yak fisher who must use a paddle to get home with. If you have a hook embedded in your hand, this may be so painful as to make it virtually impossible to return to your launch site before dark. I have tried a variety of sturdy, plier-type tools with wire cutters, but none did the job of cutting thru a large fishing hook satisfactorily so that you could remove it by yourself. I began looking again this week for a pair of small bolt cutters, since the 13 or 14 inch bolt cutters that I have, although they did this job admirably, were too big to carry on a yak. I finally found what I was looking for at Lowe's-a pair of mini-bolt cutters, only 8.25 inches long, that would fit nicely into a large tackle or gear box, or in a hatch or crate. This is the Lowe's Task Force 8 inch Mini Bolt Cutter for $9.98. My test object was a 5/0 stainless steel O'Shaughnessy hook that was easily sliced and diced by this tool. Of course, the closer you can get the fulcrum point of the bolt cutter to the shaft of the hook, the easier it will be to sever it. One optimal strategy is to try and force the tip of the hook all the way thru the finger or hand so that the barb can be cut off, and the hook then backed out. Of course, this is much easier said than done, and it may take some time to find the right person to perform this operation for you!
I have been carrying a pair of these, or simular for years. Thankfuly, I've only had to use them once.