Were they gaffing the fish thru the bottom jaw or just like, thru the back or something...
I've seen folks (on TV) gaff fish thru the lower jaw which does seem unnecessary but probably doesn't really hurt them.
It would seem that these shows best interests would be served by promoting excellent treatment of the fish they catch and most do, but once and again, I'll see something that makes me shake my head.
This sounds like one of those times.
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