pmcaddis
5/29/2008 9:47:00 PMNote that it is ILLEGAL to remove a fish from water that you have to release.
Nice fish!
Nice fish!
gcbcaddis1
5/30/2008 1:47:00 PMpmcaddis,
I was waiting for this, that is why I hardly ever post anything online as people don't get the whole story and jump on items like you mentioned just to flame. But this was a unique situation and definetly a once in a lifetime catch for me so I posted it. Let me explain why that fish came out of the water.
I was fishing with a guide and he did what was right even though it might have been technically wrong to do.Look at the picture and you will notice that the crankbait I was using had the fish hooked in both the top and bottm of the mouth, therefore he could not just cut the line and leave the lure in its mouth, the fish would have died and trying to dehook that salmon while leaving it in the water would have done more damage to the fish than a quick stop in a rubber net. He was out of the water for maybe 30 seconds and released. I watched the HATCHERY FISH swim away, no harm done. But thanks for being the forum police and pointing out what I and the guide already knew ,we just tried to make sure the fish was released with the minimum amount of stress.
I was waiting for this, that is why I hardly ever post anything online as people don't get the whole story and jump on items like you mentioned just to flame. But this was a unique situation and definetly a once in a lifetime catch for me so I posted it. Let me explain why that fish came out of the water.
I was fishing with a guide and he did what was right even though it might have been technically wrong to do.Look at the picture and you will notice that the crankbait I was using had the fish hooked in both the top and bottm of the mouth, therefore he could not just cut the line and leave the lure in its mouth, the fish would have died and trying to dehook that salmon while leaving it in the water would have done more damage to the fish than a quick stop in a rubber net. He was out of the water for maybe 30 seconds and released. I watched the HATCHERY FISH swim away, no harm done. But thanks for being the forum police and pointing out what I and the guide already knew ,we just tried to make sure the fish was released with the minimum amount of stress.