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Originally Posted by nightprowler
either grab it by the gill plate or get your hand in its mouth and grab the lower jaw. I typically fish eels and grab the leader, slide my hand down towards the head then grab the lip.
If using plugs you can do something similar, but watch out for the trebles.
always make sure where you grab will be hook free.
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i'd definitely prefer lipping it. but is that feasible on a large fish on the rocks? i could see some swimming accompanying that. if not at the very least, alot of botched attempts. and a couple lost fish due to not be able to properly fight off the run after a missed grab.
add on - i'm really tall so its a long bend down to my feet. which is awkward with a rod in hand.