Hawaiian kage spear gaff revisted

[King Saba]

Originally Posted by pingpangdang

Maybe my question wasn't clear enough. Has anyone used one of those generic boga grippers on a 40lb YT and did it hold through a second wind of thrash'n?

Hammerhead when I referred to my grip the size reference was in regards to handling Japanese sea bass not a 24" rat YT.

Can't vouch for using it on rat yellows as I've yet to even get me one of those, but I've tried using those bogas on barracuda and they don't seem to get a very good grip into the fish when they're thrashing around. But, as Hammerhead mentioned just grab the fish with your hands. A 24" fish doesn't need any special gear to land unless you're using your light gear again.