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Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE
 Exactly......I've seen many captains and deckies lift larger models into the boat for a quick photo opportunity, including sportboats such as the New Seaforth and the long lost Dolphin (gaff through the bottom jaw  ). . |
Nice fish dude, but are you condoning this, or defending yourself... a photo op is one thing, but promoting this and showing it off doesn't seem to go with the values expressed by kayakers, or by the mlpa process.
I agree that fish under most circumstances can survive this treatment without a problem, but once again, I wouldn't tell others with less experiance than yourselve to attemp this... and I bet the fish didn't feel better afterwards... this topic has been touched on before, just remember folks, they are watching
good job on the halibut, the water has been very clear up north...
owyn