On big fish we catch and release we pull them along side the boat, and cut the line with a fillet knife, as close to the cheek as possible. We were told the hooks actually rust out in a very short time and pose no danger to the fish. I didn't watch the video, so I didn't see how much line was left with the hook. This one we boated for pics, so we pulled the hook.
That explains why they fell into the swamps. From boredom. Nothing to do nothing to see.Dinosaurs? Hard to believe wood could last 67 million years.just busting balls.
They pulled this one out up North a month or so ago:
Had some free time today and decided to port the spare intake block I have for the 3700. Had to take a break to pic up the littles ones. Pics of the finished product in a little bit.
PM sent. I am going to be driving by two or three of them tomorrow so we may as well "scrounge" the good deals!
They pulled this one out up North a month or so ago:
Gonna need a bigger mill!
I know where a few are up there but don't know how big and will never find out because the area is a very crucial wetland swamp and there's no way I'm even telling anyone about them in case word gets to some bastid (there are many, only a few get prosecuted unfortunately) who would tear that wetland apart.
Steve, if you look in the first pic of the fish jumping, you can see the hook in it's mouth, at the base of his beak. In no way can it impead another fish going down. If you can see the little gold speck that is the hook, for reference, the shank of that hook is the size of a #2 pencil.
Right. Not talking specifically of your fish just deeply hooked fish in general.
It’s not the rusting caused by the water, it’s the action between the fish’s ph and the hook. Again I haven’t looked into it enough to know if that’s legit or not.
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All of our fishing is off shore, so I just took it for granted that it was the salt. We catch a lot of stuff we release, sharks, unwanted species, out of season, etc. Now, if we get a Mako on, it's going in the cooler. We catch a lot of Black Tip Sharks that some of the guys like. We just gaff them and drag them into the floor locker. That Mako was scary. We harpooned it in the head, got a line around the tail, and had two guys lift it out of the water. Cut it's spine with a filet knife. That head kept snapping and it's teeth clacked like two baseball bats hitting. They sure are good on the grill though.
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