I think I would have used a .45 instead of a pair of pliers to get that lure back.
Chandler handed Zumach a pair of long, needle-nose pliers, which he used to remove the lure from the coyote's upper lip.
"The hook came right out. I was surprised the coyote didn't snarl or try to bite me," Zumach said.
The exhausted animal instead grabbed onto Zumach's trolling motor. Chandler used his boat to gently push Zumach's boat backwards toward an island, where the coyote managed to crawl up on shore.