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Fish grippers on bass?

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9 minutes ago, tcbass said:

 

 

Why?

 

I would rather use my lip grippers to prevent myself from getting horned. 

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I used the Fish grips for the first time . They are big and clumsy but work well .I did notice tissue damage when I used the locking clamp  , but most of the time I didnt have to lock down . On small bass my Leatherman is usually easier and faster . 

I don't understand this argument, how is fish grips any worse than lipping a bass with your hand?  Yeah, if you try to lift a big bass horizontal with a boga you're going to rip it's jaw off, but you would do the same with your hand.  If anything I think it's better for the fish to use a boga, that way you won't drop it into the boat which is one of the worst things you can do to a fish.  Don't even get me started with these idiots that drag fish onto the bank....

On 5/19/2017 at 5:37 AM, J Francho said:

 

We'd be arguing over what color bucket makes them taste better, lol

 

 

 

 

Classic!

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