TRIGGER
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I just lost a lot of respect for Jacob. For those not watching Jacob hooked into a "trash fish" with only a few minutes left in the tournament and broke it off intentionally. Not a good look in my eyes.
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KyRick
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Love Wheeler, but I don't condone that behavior. I guess in the heat of the moment, (huge money on the line) we do things we normally would not do. But, not an excuse.
TRIGGER
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I am a huge fan of his but that was uncalled for.
Is there a link to watch?
TRIGGER
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I was watching it live. It was in the last 3 minutes of the tournament if memory serves me right.
megalomaniac
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Which is worse, fighting a fish for 20 minutes to land it, remove hook, and release exhausted vs immediately breaking it off?
My line of thinking has always been the former is worse than the latter, so that's what I do. But I'd be happy to change my mind if you guys could provide a better argument for prolonged fights with large fish you plan on releasing regardless.
Certain fish in certain conditions especially (stripers in warm summer water would be a good TN example).
My line of thinking has always been the former is worse than the latter, so that's what I do. But I'd be happy to change my mind if you guys could provide a better argument for prolonged fights with large fish you plan on releasing regardless.
Certain fish in certain conditions especially (stripers in warm summer water would be a good TN example).
Gonna be hard for the fish to survive with a bait hung in his mouth and probably a lot of extra line that could get wrapped around something underwater. Catch and release would have been a lot better choice for the fish.
I'm not sure any of us could honestly say what we would do until we are actually in that situation.
That said, if I potentially had $100,000 on the line, I'd snap that sucker off in a heartbeat!
I also disagree. Chances of survival are high. I've caught - and had clients catch - too many fish that had clearly been hooked before, some of which even still carried those hooks - yet they were feeding & functioning with no problem.
That said, if I potentially had $100,000 on the line, I'd snap that sucker off in a heartbeat!
I also disagree. Chances of survival are high. I've caught - and had clients catch - too many fish that had clearly been hooked before, some of which even still carried those hooks - yet they were feeding & functioning with no problem.
megalomaniac
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98% of the time when I break off (intentional or not), its right at the knot, so running around with half a spool of line attached to the hook doesn't happen the way I fish. Again, I'm assuming a big fish that will take a while to land, be exhausted after the fight, or maybe even a fish you aren't comfortable handling to remove hook (stingray, shark, etc).
TRIGGER
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He had the fish to the boat in about 5 seconds and broke it off at the surface beside the boat. He could have easily reached down and got the hook out.
I watched but must have blinked and missed this. Could you tell what kind it was?
It was a drum.
megalomaniac
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agreed, in this situation he should have landed and released unless it was a fish that needed careful handling (shark, stingray, toadfish/ oysterfish, gar, etc). I did not watch the video linked.
Well in that case im good with it. If you're worried about the population I can show you more than you ever want to deal with. Things are a nuisance.
Oh man, you all really wouldn't like what I do to drum then.
TRIGGER
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I missed that!
N2deerhunting
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But it's a drum 
He told his guy to "hurry up" a couple times and it came across in a bad way. I get it that these guys feel the time pressure, but he still had time to run around the boat, fist pumping, looking like an idiot.
Hymie3
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Lot of drama in the professional bass tournament world these days. Kind of reminding me of how gay nascar is now…
I didn't see it, but seems to me it would be more time consuming to locate another bait and retie.
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He asked him nicely to make it quick. As he should have in that situation. Gotta get the line back in the water.
To add, if the marshal requests a DNA sample it should be on him to collect it a release the fish. The angler should never be held up for that.
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It was a drum and he broke it off right at the surface of the water. He should have pulled it out and stuck a screwdriver in it's eye.
Not sure how that plays on TV tho lol
mayberryrick
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TRIGGER
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He just picked another rod up.
That must've been a different time. The times I'm talking about was "hurry up". And it wasn't asked nicely.
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I do think they were testing the 7 pound fish. I admittedly did not see the other 7 pound fish caught so he certainly could have been hateful. But i get it either way from his perspective.
