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[-scallywag-]

Sorry i moved this quote from yani's hali video thread so i wouldn't be jack'in...

Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE

I'd like to make a suggestion for the next video: sticking your hand in the gills of a pissed off, still green 50 lb WSB.

I saw whitedog land this #60 without a gaff...although it was not really green...after a gut check and a few double takes while I'm yelling at him to get that fish on his boat before the dog gets it, he grabber her by the gill plate and iron and slid her onto his lap then put her in a figure4 while he tried to pop some gills....I'm not saying that its the best way but i like landing all my fish without a gaff (except halibut) and i've lost my fair share of fish boatside because of it....kinda levels the playing field and you still have the option to release the fish even after you have it on you're lap!

that fish is still UNBELIEVABLE to me....i've spend hours looking at that pic in dis-belief!! not to mention all the sleep i loose getting up early to go find my own.

[THE DARKHORSE]

Originally Posted by -scallywag-

Sorry i moved this quote from yani's hali video thread so i wouldn't be jack'in...


I saw whitedog land this #60 without a gaff...although it was not really green...after a gut check and a few double takes while I'm yelling at him to get that fish on his boat before the dog gets it, he grabber her by the gill plate and iron and slid her onto his lap then put her in a figure4 while he tried to pop some gills....I'm not saying that its the best way but i like landing all my fish without a gaff (except halibut) and i've lost my fair share of fish boatside because of it....kinda levels the playing field and you still have the option to release the fish even after you have it on you're lap!

that fish is still UNBELIEVABLE to me....i've spend hours looking at that pic
in dis-belief!! not to mention all the sleep i loose getting up early to go find my own.

Definetely levels the playing field, especially with Halibut .

That said, yes, if you know exactly where to put your fingers...with a tired out, belly up WSB...no problem! Then again, if you don't know "exactly" where to put those fingers, while maybe stoked out of your mind...it's going to be a blood bath! And I don't mean the fish, either .

Anyone who knows, knows! For those of you that don't, the gill rakers on a WSB are like razor blades. Might as well throw your hands into a jet engine .

[Billy V]

The gill rakers are sharper than the teeth --

[steveooo]

Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE

Might as well throw your hands into a jet engine .

Yup. After my first, my hand looked like this when I got off the water. I didn't think anything of it. Two days later it lloked like I had put my hand into a paper shredder.

[Aquahunter]

Awesome! I'm looking forward to land my first 50 lbs class WSB on rod/reel. I did speared a nice WSB but Whitey got to it first! Enjoy the picture!

[DENNYh]

but Whitey got to it first! Enjoy the picture!

Did you see him take a bite out of your WSB? was this shark inside the kelp??

now that you quite spearfishing are you taking up kayak fishing?

[Aquahunter]

Originally Posted by DENNYh

Did you see him take a bite out of your WSB? was this shark inside the kelp??

now that you quite spearfishing are you taking up kayak fishing?

I took a break from diving and yes taking up yak fishing for now. I'm still looking for someone to fish with.

[driftwood]

Thanks whitedog, Thanks for the offer for help on thursday. I guess i will never know what big animal i had that bent my quality seeker heavy duty pole like a horse shoe. I almost had him but his last dash popped my line Man, that was a big fish! BUMMER.

But later, after everyone left.... retribution! I hooked and paddled home with close to 50LB WSB! I felt much better.

[WahooUSMA]

Originally Posted by Aquahunter

Awesome! I'm looking forward to land my first 50 lbs class WSB on rod/reel. I did speared a nice WSB but Whitey got to it first! Enjoy the picture!

Wholly shit, I would start kayak fishing too!