Releasing BIG fish?

[Swimmer]

I'll say this about bass that are released, I never see many if any belly up.

[OLD GOAT]

Wet ass many a time standing in the wash ,unhooking and reviving. Some of my best memories are in the wash ,soaking wet with the late ,great Eddie Everett instructing me how to release a big fish and watching swim off with other fish in attendance kind of like circus elephants in a line. Eddie was a great environmentalist and misted by a lot of people. I GUESS WHAT HE TAUGHT ME WAS TO RELEASE THEM WITHOUT LIFTING THEM OUT OF THE WATER AND PUTING A STRAIN ON THERE BELLYS

[numbskull]

Double your pleasure. Letting 'em go feels every bit as good as getting them to hit in the first place.