If You Drop a Charter Rod Overboard?

[SaltLife1980]

Originally Posted by blynch

Any party boat that I've ever been on discourages people from doing this except when the fish is tiny. Rods snap, hooks pull out, green fish go crazy... If the boat says wait for a gaff, and you still swing away, I would think it would be on you...

When you are catching blue fish and not keeping them.. I will not gaff the fish... Unless its a 20+ pound beast.. Why kill it.. Swing them over the rail.. and throw em back.. Duck or Bleed style.. Have seen some monsters swung over the rails with no problems.. and of course you get jigs and hooks popping out but its all part of the game..