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...sorry "from" lively seas.
I just replied on the handling bass thread, and after reading the other posts I thought about this and decided to put it on a seperate thread - appologies if its been covered before - I did a search and couldnt find anything.
Anywhere here goes;
I think most of us know what we have to do in the best interests of fish once we have them safely landed, but all you guys who use lip grips when fishing from elevated rocky positions - how do you actually land your bass? Surely the level of care you have considered for the fish once its out the water and "yours" should be replicated during the full landing process...ie as, and as soon as, the fish is taken from the water?
I have got one of these lipgrip devices from when I had a kayak where it proved to be 100% excellent. I've also found it to be THE best thing for grabbing and dealing with (especially smaller) bass when deep wading in estuaries/ beaches etc where you dont want to drag the fish all the way back to the shore to deal with it.
I tried using mine from the rocks and to be honest I really struggled with it and found it was a right palarva trying to get the fish to open its moth at the right time and angle to get my grip into it...especially in lively seas!
Given you are a better shot than me, (not difficult I reckon!) and you grab it first time, and this is a serious question, what do you do next?
Does the bail arm get flipped and the pride and joy rod&reel get lobbed into the rocks so you can free up the other hand in order to support the fish properly as you carry it out the splash zone?
...I doubt it somehow.
I bet most of us would use a timely wave to wash the bass onto the rocks before diving in with the boga, and carry or drag the bass to safety by the jaw....sure this is probably done as gently as possible , but only once the rod is carefully put down does the proper fish-care thought-train kick in. Some marks are obviously easier than others, but to get a lively bass to safety from some of the great-looking lively rocky marks we all like to see photos of, to look after youself, the fish and your rod I think we'd need an absolute minimum of 3 hands!
For this reason I still use a landing net - the only disadvantage is they are more cumbersome to carry than a boga, and there is an occasional chance of fin membrane damage, but I find a decent collapsible net a far better option in elevated rock situations. Quicker, less fiddly, and a lot safer; In fact, once you have your bass netted, it and the rod can be carried in the same hand with the fish fully supported, leaving your other hand free to help make your way to somewhere safe in order to unhook it.
As I said, appologies if this has been covered before on here but I'd be genuinely very interested to hear how people manage to do this in these situations with a boga.
Cheers...
I just replied on the handling bass thread, and after reading the other posts I thought about this and decided to put it on a seperate thread - appologies if its been covered before - I did a search and couldnt find anything.
Anywhere here goes;
I think most of us know what we have to do in the best interests of fish once we have them safely landed, but all you guys who use lip grips when fishing from elevated rocky positions - how do you actually land your bass? Surely the level of care you have considered for the fish once its out the water and "yours" should be replicated during the full landing process...ie as, and as soon as, the fish is taken from the water?
I have got one of these lipgrip devices from when I had a kayak where it proved to be 100% excellent. I've also found it to be THE best thing for grabbing and dealing with (especially smaller) bass when deep wading in estuaries/ beaches etc where you dont want to drag the fish all the way back to the shore to deal with it.
I tried using mine from the rocks and to be honest I really struggled with it and found it was a right palarva trying to get the fish to open its moth at the right time and angle to get my grip into it...especially in lively seas!
Given you are a better shot than me, (not difficult I reckon!) and you grab it first time, and this is a serious question, what do you do next?
Does the bail arm get flipped and the pride and joy rod&reel get lobbed into the rocks so you can free up the other hand in order to support the fish properly as you carry it out the splash zone?
...I doubt it somehow.
I bet most of us would use a timely wave to wash the bass onto the rocks before diving in with the boga, and carry or drag the bass to safety by the jaw....sure this is probably done as gently as possible , but only once the rod is carefully put down does the proper fish-care thought-train kick in. Some marks are obviously easier than others, but to get a lively bass to safety from some of the great-looking lively rocky marks we all like to see photos of, to look after youself, the fish and your rod I think we'd need an absolute minimum of 3 hands!
For this reason I still use a landing net - the only disadvantage is they are more cumbersome to carry than a boga, and there is an occasional chance of fin membrane damage, but I find a decent collapsible net a far better option in elevated rock situations. Quicker, less fiddly, and a lot safer; In fact, once you have your bass netted, it and the rod can be carried in the same hand with the fish fully supported, leaving your other hand free to help make your way to somewhere safe in order to unhook it.
As I said, appologies if this has been covered before on here but I'd be genuinely very interested to hear how people manage to do this in these situations with a boga.
Cheers...
