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Originally Posted by Flaptail
Very light tackle may be exciting but the lengthy fight puts fish under tremendous physiological strain. Enzymes build up in thier blood from over exertion and enter the bloodstream that feeds the muscles. No matter how long you spend reviving the fish and its swims away half heartedly, chances are overwhelming that it will not recover and die within hours or days from the damage to the muscle mass. .
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Well, this may be true for bass, I don't know, but not all species. they did some research on Blue sharks and found them to rejuvinate in a short amount of time, even after extended battles. Personally, I use 20 lb test but with reels that don't have large amounts of drag. All my fish are landed in the shortest amount of time possible, many times having to turn the boat around or backing down on it, in order to not get spooled. I'd much rather "cheat" by moving the boat then seeing a nice fish swim away with all that line, pretty much killing it slowly and for nothing.