Saw a guy on a "Zipperlip" so worried about scratching his Islander reel and Sage rod he dragged the fish on the round rocks, unhooked it, stepped on it to keep it from flopping so he could get a tape on it, measured it then kicked it back into the water and looked at me and my bud like we thought he was "the man". Now this whole episode took probably 1.2 minutes, try holding your breath that long and get beaten in the head at the same time.
We almost beat his fat head on the rocks and kicked him into the river but polluting rivers is illegal.
These guys are from Washinton and drove a silver Dodge 4x4. You'd think they Knew better but those 1500.00 dollar setups are worth more than a Wild steelie spawning on.
A ding in your reel is not worth the killing of a 25 lb+ Summer run. They might as well of sanded the fish with a 36 grit sander before release.
Next year we will have a talk with these fellows if there methods dont improve...