Post by 3spots on Jan 20, 2011 14:18:26 GMT -5
I have fished saltwater for many years. I can't tell you how many times i've come up bleeding or scrathed up from hauling in numerous trout or getting caught in a redfish's crushers. Years ago the fishing industry came up with the boga grip and it's various spin offs. A great tool for that time, but I tore many a trouts bottom jaw with them. A few years back while fishing kayak fishing tournaments we recieved a colored plastic fish gripper in our Captain's bags that looked very generic and cheesy. We gave it a shot anyway and boy was I surprised at it's performance! The plastic fish gripper comes in various colors, it's low maintenance, it floats, it doesn't accidentally come loose (due to a cam action), and (most importantly) it has a flat gripping surface which helps protect from ripping the fishes lip area.
A couple years ago while fishing a kayak fishing tournament at Lake Lanier I caught a striper and did not feel secure at all about conducting a photo release where I was. I had a plastic fish gripper that had a lanyard on it. I clamped my fish on and paddled it 50 yards to the bank to do my photo release. The fish didn't come off and was perfectly fine to release, causing no damage to the fish.
CGKF approves of and encourages the use of the The Fish Grip. Try one!
www.thefishgripandmore.com/
A couple years ago while fishing a kayak fishing tournament at Lake Lanier I caught a striper and did not feel secure at all about conducting a photo release where I was. I had a plastic fish gripper that had a lanyard on it. I clamped my fish on and paddled it 50 yards to the bank to do my photo release. The fish didn't come off and was perfectly fine to release, causing no damage to the fish.
CGKF approves of and encourages the use of the The Fish Grip. Try one!
www.thefishgripandmore.com/
