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Originally Posted by blitzburgh
That is one damn great post, Jim. Thank you!  |
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I always figure if my posts are too long, don't read them, it's maybe your loss, as there might be just something in there that will help the next guy out. Mind you I don't read every word of another's long post, and maybe I lose out too. I scanned Jim's post and got the jist of it. But I always appreciate the time and effort he puts out to provide information to other fishermen. To that I give a big thumbs up.
Also, while Julie and I have great gaffs for LJ that we purchased, I also have a very similiar homemade gaff like Jim's, with some slight differences. It uses an oversized double hook used for tuna trolling feathers, the barbs slightly filed down, and the gap was widened. The gap is still much narrower than our bought one's, but if there was a 'cuda run going on and we wanted to keep some for smoking or Italian dressing on the grill, it's the only gaff we'd use. Strong enough I'd trust it on a yellow, but we very much prefer the bought ones for that because of their wider gap.