Brian, hey buddy I was in the same boat and so was repto. and we both used the fish hook method and it works. I actually have some very very very small hooks that I used (it was a damsel too) if you would like I need to get a piece of that grape anyways if your gonna be around tonight I could bring over a few hooks. it doesnt hurt the fish. but it takes a while damsels are smart little buggars and the hard part is making sure he is the one you catch. I almost caught my hippo tang 5 diff times. let me know