When you are intending to release what the best way to lift kings into the boat when they've got poppers/ stick bait in there mouth?

And also is there a technique used to makes it easier to remove treble?

Only done this with small fish but I'm guessing you don't want to pull the fish in like you do with jigging, grabbing hold of the jig and making sure you got heavy splits.


Do you tend to use a net? Trebles seem to be a nightmare for the net.

lip gaff the fish whilst still in the water, then get the hooks out with a set of pliers.

http://www.nomadtackle.com/lurerigging.htm

We do what ginga suggested, lip gaff it through the bottom, we use a short wool/hay bale style gaff instead of the traditional long one, works well

Brother Mark, I have one of those if you want it.

marx wrote: Yeh bro, old man bound to have few in the shearing shed. Think my DIY stickbaits will be so uber perfect design that one gram change in treble will change its action so any rig other that trebles will totally kill it Cheers for the replies boys, will start out with trebles but if they are making to much of a mess will have to think about using different rigs.

do you still get good hook up rate on the singles Mozz?

mozz wrote: I use my leadering gloves to first take wraps with the left hand the reach down and grab either the lure or bottom jaw and get the lure out there. i dont like lip gaffs but each their own trebles **** fish up, closed barbs or not as do baker rigs and even singles mid and rear.

stellajigger wrote: no hooks just tease them to the boat then net em, get a photo and let em go.