Stinkfoot,

Yes I do agree that it important to not over play I fish that is going to be released. But I allso think that with lighter gear it doesn't have the same affect of pulling harder on a fish for long lengths of time and just letting it run time after time just to winch it in. DO you understand what I mean it doesn't require as much energy to fight a noodle rod as a heavy rod but yes to little and the fish does need to be about dead before it is landed. I allso think that a fish will have more energy left when landed from a boat moving with the fish rather than winched in to a bank.