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You know you can use a gaff and not harm the fish. I always use the gaff as an assist under the gills on large fish, never punctures the fish and its easier then sending my whole arm down the whole...not that I still don't do that for a few special fish ;-) Single dull gaff works great, though I agree those people who just stab into the fish is kinda dump if there releaseing them. I only use a single hook gaff not those treble contraptions.
I agree to an extent. Bottom line is there are lot of jobs in the Burlington area that will pay more than a cold day on the lake. " but I'm warm with my heater and shanty" yea? I don't need 800$ worth of stuff to go to my job everyday and contribute to the community. But that doesn't stop all the cardboard donkeys from sitting at all the intersections begging. They could easily get a job doing dishes and make a wage.....they just don't want to...