PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hook removing tool that enables taking out a sea mouse 12 from a hook in the air without touching the same and discarding the sea mouse 12 by dropping same into the sea.MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM: A hook removing tool 1 includes a handle 4 extending toward a distal side and to a grip 2 at a proximal side and a tip part 6 provided at a top side of the handle 4. The tip part 6 has a groove 67 and a pin 8. The groove 67 receives a leader 17 and a hook 15. The pin 8 is provided in the vicinity of the groove 67. The pin 8 acts as a center of rotation of the hook 15 when a body 15m of the hook 15 comes in contact with the pin 8.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】 ウミケムシ12に触れることなく、空中でウミケムシを外し、そのまま海中に落として処分できる針外し器を提供する【課題を解決するための手段】 針外し器1は、元側の握り2や先側に延びる柄4、柄4の先側に設けられた先部6を備える。先部6は、ハリス17及び針15を通す溝67と、溝67の近傍に配設された、針15のフトコロ15mが当たって針の回動中心となるピン8を有する。【選択図】 図6