Guide puts his hand on a pirarara's stomach to remove the hook and save fish in TO A fish of the pirarara species was "rescued" by sport fishermen in the Formoso River, in Formoso do Araguaia, in the southwest region of Tocantins. After hooking the animal, the group noticed a line and a hook inside the animal's stomach. The objects were removed by the guide Ubiratan de Brito Fragoso, who used his own hand. "It often happens that the pirarara pulls and swallows the hook. And she had swallowed it, it was inside. And as I'm already used to 'putting my hand'. I went to there [stomach] where the hook is, I bent it and pulled it", explains the guide. The video was recorded this Monday (20), while the group was practicing sport fishing on a ranch. The group is from São Paulo and was being guided by Ubiratan on his property. He explains that the fishing line and hook would have gotten stuck inside the fish during third party fishing. As the line broke, the animal fled and was not rescued beforehand. ? Click here to follow the g1 TO channel on WhatsApp Fishermen removed a fish stomach hook in the Formoso River Disclosure/Rancho da Bita READ MORE Sun or rain? Check out the forecast for the last weekend of July in Tocantins Diver shows life, fish and landscapes hidden at the bottom of Lake Palmas; VIDEO "The line passes through the serration of the animal's mouth and breaks. But this one broke off a larger piece and she swallowed it," he explained. The pirarara found was on average 1.20 meters long and weighed around 30 kg. The species is well known in the state and can reach more than two meters and 100 kg. The animal was released by Joiceline Leme, who appears in the video holding the animal in her arms and then returning it to the water. "It's practice, there's a certain way to turn the hook inside, to remove the sling. And the correct way is to use a rubber glove to avoid bacteria in the fish's mouth. The biggest danger is at the beginning of the mouth there is a serration. It has no teeth and it kills its food in it", he concludes. See more news from the region on g1 Tocantins.