everythingthatswims Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) Nice fish man! Invest in some braid and steel for these fish and as stated earlier , avoid the vertical hold ! Who said that? I run 130lb fluoro leader. I don't see the vertical hold argument, people hold them vertically every single time they lift the fish in and out of the boat, I understand that it's harmful for the fish but every single person does it. I read that fish under 12lbs aren't harmed by the vertical hold and this fish was far from that Edited April 15, 2017 by everythingthatswims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whompuscat658 Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Who said that? I run 130lb fluoro leader. I don't see the vertical hold argument, people hold them vertically every single time they lift the fish in and out of the boat, I understand that it's harmful for the fish but every single person does it. I read that fish under 12lbs aren't harmed by the vertical hold and this fish was far from that First it seemed like you were disagreeing but then you acknowledged it's bad so I'm not sure what to say. The fact that everyone does it isn't an argument, though. Regardless, I think it's clear that one method of holding them can be harmful and the other method is clearly safer. The difference in the amount of effort required to do a horizontal hold vs a vertical one is negligible so I'd say it's best to err on the side of caution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDBEAD Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Hey, do what you want, I'm not fishing there and I hold no grudge against how anyone holds a fish they've caught. Just saying, muskies are different than the compact bodies of bass. As big as they are, they're a pretty delicate fish as far as handling goes. Horizontal holds on 'skis look better anyway. nwkurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyo Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 We need those things out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE of Bass Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Nice musky! I always get nervous about losing a bait to one of those but it hasn't happened yet. I hear you brother, I started using leaders on my expensive baits for this reason! Zigtherat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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