I agree on the handling issue, but the 30-40 minute fight also took a toll on the fish. It would be lucky to survive the battle anyway, regardless of the net issue. They did do their best to revive the fish once caught.

I read a lot of arm chair qb/fishermen here, so instead of complaining about the handling of this fish, what would you have done to make sure that this hog survived? Do you ALWAYS carry a cotton net? Do you ALWAYS carry a dowel de-hooker? I have yet to find a cotton net for sale, but I do have two of those dowel de-hookers on my boat.

Just a few questions for the arm chair qb/fishermen. Andy
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