01-21-2011, 03:39 AM
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[left]Using a gaft on a pike
to use a gaft with out harming your pike, aim for under the gill and pull forward twards the end of his mouth and then lift, Getting large toothied critters to turn their heads in to the hole can be difficult and is usualy the place where most anglers loose their pike.
note, it is seldom nessisary to gaft smaller pike.
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[left]Using a gaft on a pike
to use a gaft with out harming your pike, aim for under the gill and pull forward twards the end of his mouth and then lift, Getting large toothied critters to turn their heads in to the hole can be difficult and is usualy the place where most anglers loose their pike.
note, it is seldom nessisary to gaft smaller pike.
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