Remote release shackle for choker hitch

A shackle for a choker hitch, the shackle comprising:

• a shackle body having a first end portion and a second end portion, a stabilizer portion positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a first leg and a second leg fixedly spaced apart by the stabilizer, wherein the stabilizer is connectedly positioned between the first leg and the second leg, and wherein the first leg includes a front mounting surface;
• the shackle body further comprising a load-facing surface extending from the first end portion to the second end portion, the load-facing surface formed from at least a portion of an outer side surface of the first leg, the second leg, and the stabilizer, wherein the load-facing surface comprises a gripping surface for contacting and gripping a load;
• and
• a remotely releasable pin device comprising a pin removably positioned across the second end portion of the shackle body and releasably connecting the first leg to the second leg at the second end portion.