gorge laker

[Tarponjim]

Sometimes you hook one that just doesn't want to fight back for whatever reason. Also, if he had maximum pressure on that fish with a good 6lb. line, 7 minutes doesn't seem too long to me. I find that part believable.

As to the "reader" so worked up about my sentence that I was dened, don't hold fish by the gills, or kill them on my boat: Well, all is fine with this thread it seemed, except for one person getting their feathers ruffled. If ya don't like what's being written, don't read it. Turn it off. Just go fishing instead. Don't tell anyone anything, and don't read about it. Don't post pictures. As you said, the sun will still rise in the morning without anyone needing to see any fish pictures.

Flippinstick: We'll be using 12 in June, and some will be netted in 3-4 minutes, and (hopefully) some will take 10-15, and that's with me moving to keep the boat directly over the fish to reduce the fight time to as short as possible. I do this because the shorter the fight, the better chance of survival, and the less stress on the fish.

Besides, that leaves us more time to drop back down and get the next one!
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