02-12-2011, 10:50 AM
Thanks.
I understand the reasoning behind the no gafting rules, some folks will abuse the privilage if it is available. and they want under sized and out of season species released unharmed.
here we use blunt gafts, and we slip the gaft in to the gill and lift them out that way so we do not harm the fish should we decide we want to release them.
I have only started using a gaft in the past few years, reason being is that I got tired of having to bandage my hand after every pike catch, I am notorious for putting my hand in their mouths to pull them out of the hole.
on the realy big ones like the first, it is real difficult to get their heads turned up in to the hole. With an 8 inch hole and a 7 inch head, well you can do the math, its a tight fit...
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I understand the reasoning behind the no gafting rules, some folks will abuse the privilage if it is available. and they want under sized and out of season species released unharmed.
here we use blunt gafts, and we slip the gaft in to the gill and lift them out that way so we do not harm the fish should we decide we want to release them.
I have only started using a gaft in the past few years, reason being is that I got tired of having to bandage my hand after every pike catch, I am notorious for putting my hand in their mouths to pull them out of the hole.
on the realy big ones like the first, it is real difficult to get their heads turned up in to the hole. With an 8 inch hole and a 7 inch head, well you can do the math, its a tight fit...
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