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You can buy purpose made dropgaffs that slide down the main line with three big swinging hooks on a ring that go over the fishes head, and as you take the weight, they dig in and work every time, and your not just in the lip. I have hand balled a few fish up from various shots, but once you get over 8/9 lb the line starts to cut into your hands, and even with sakuma manta extras or the like, you never know if the hook will hold. So it's best to keep a cool head and land your fish the best way you can by net / gaff/ beach /steps.

[QUOTE="Topfly, post: 1024705, member: 535"] You can buy purpose made dropgaffs that slide down the main line with three big swinging hooks on a ring that go over the fishes head, and as you take the weight, they dig in and work every time, and your not just in the lip. I have hand balled a few fish up from various shots, but once you get over 8/9 lb the line starts to cut into your hands, and even with sakuma manta extras or the like, you never know if the hook will hold. So it's best to keep a cool head and land your fish the best way you can by net / gaff/ beach /steps. [/QUOTE]

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