reels...obsolete?

[lois]

wait till the middle of the video. 

[broadway]

That is UNREEL!!!  How that guy didn't get dragged in is beyond me  He's definitely not a rookie.  Thanks for the eye-opening video
Dom

[wallacewt]

what was weird,the fish hardly moved once in the boat.gaff in the head???

[wallacewt]

yep,had a closer look,looks like it brained him.whats that blue mat?

[BigT]

Oh wow, Lois

Talk about insane fishing...

BigT

[Fishermans Paradise]

this is an older video but still a classic.  makes you really wonder about our dependence on modern gear.  Enjoy !

[lois]

wow! they just slingin' them in! my friends who just dropped a pretty penny on Tiagras and Stellas are going to cry when they see this.

[alantani]

i think there were just more fish back then..........

[kapnd]

Commercial guys in the south Pacific use a similar thing they call a "dangler" that looks like a gin pole on the gunnel. They dangle a plastic squid on 1000# mono just above the surface as they chum the ahi right up to the boat, then swing it aboard immediately on the strike.  The fish is unable to get its head back in the water, so it literally swims aboard.
Not necessarily sporting, and can be devestating to the shins and ankles! 

[Wintu]

Just checking to see if you made the step that I did 10 year's ago?

[alantani]

nope, still working.  it would be nice, though.  i'm getting a little to old to keep up with the younger staff at the office.