allowing the user to remotely control the motion of the hook engagement member the hook engagement member has a channel running through it an opening in the hook engagement member allows the user to insert the fishing line which is then used as a guide to properly place the fish hook remover the hook engagement member is slid downward until the fish hook slides into a notch located in the bottom of the hook engagement member at this point the fish hook is locked in place within the fish hook remover and the hook may be removed there are several way to remove the hook but the most basic is to twist the handle so that the hook engagement member rotates 180 u00b0 which removes the fish hook by backing the hook out of the flesh of the fish in the direction it entered thereby causing the minimum amount of trauma possible application_number US 35263399 A description fig1 a is a side view and fig1 b is a top view of the fish hook remover 20 at one end of the fish hook remover 20 is a handle 22 preferably the handle 22 is made with an ergonomic shape a user u00f5s finger may be placed within a hole 24 in the handle 22 this allows the user finer control over the movement of the fish hook remover 20 as well as assuring a firm grip so that the fish hook remover 20 will not be accidentally lost if a fish is struggling and fighting adjacent the hole 24 in the handle 22 is an indentation 26 in the perimeter of the handle 22 a second or other finger of the user may be rested within the indentation 26 which provides.