I know I am tied up with NZSFC and all the rules etc, but to me it is a personal thing. Personally if I get the fish to the boat on the leader and the hook pulls or leader breaks before the tag or gaff goes in I do not class it as a caught fish, the fish won.
Marligator wrote: I know I am tied up with NZSFC and all the rules etc, but to me it is a personal thing. Personally if I get the fish to the boat on the leader and the hook pulls or leader breaks before the tag or gaff goes in I do not class it as a caught fish, the fish won. Guys if you have a 30 pound snapper or 100 pound kingy right up to the boat and just as you are about to gaff or net the fish the hooks pull or trace breaks you are not going to say you caught it, well I wouldn't anyway, you say I lost a massive fish at the boat. |
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