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Old 04-28-2013, 11:44 PM
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Use heavy line with little drag... I don't use a net but rarely take a fish out of the water to unhook it. I use locking medical style pliers(also good for clamping an arteri if that kind of situation should arise) gill touching is a touchy subject around here... There is a sweet spot but don't go trying to learn it on fish u plan to release. I use the under the jaw lift rather than the head grab (if possible) when ice fishing but never when stream or river fishing as there is no need. A fish fight should last no more than a minute... Two if it's a beast. Any longer and u are just bringing unessasary roughness to your opponent. If u have caught something worthy of holding for a pic try and crouch as low and close to the water as possible as they are slippery as dog snot and there is nothing worse than the sound of a lunker hitting the dirt after it sprung from your grasp.. Then trying to release a mostly dead fish leaves a feeling of defeat rather than victory.

Happy hunting
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