Dont forget the gloves

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    Posted: 22 Oct 2014 at 3:53pm
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Fishing on the weekend with a mate when we snagged a nice  spanish mackeral, fishing 8kilo the fish  bolted and then hit the after burners, which saw my mates eyes widen. When the fish got close I gave him the run down........ I will trace and gaff it, just back the drag off!
 I then saw a large Tiger shark lurking below, and rather than glove up I grabbed the trace and thought to myself this 200lb trace will come in handy for dragging you boat side.......  I took a wrap with my right hand and picked up the gaff, very shortly after the Mackeral freaked and dragged the swivel over the back of my hand. A few expletives later we gaffed and dispatched him.

Although not sore I could ses a red line on my hand and thought it was just light nylon burn.....



Fish would have been lucky to go much over 20kg, but lesson learnt, gloves before trace.....




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Nice spanish mackeral Jason,  lucky it wasnt a braid burn, then you would be cut upOuch
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