Gaff and Release on ESPN Today

[Swimmer]

[quote]LINESIDES (06-11-2001 20:27):
Swimmer,
I SAW THE BIGINING, AND AFTER READING YOUR POST I AM SORRY I DID NOT STICK AROUND FOR THE END OF THE SHOW. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE WITNESSED THE TECHNIQUE.
I WOULD ALSO, WOULD LIKE SOME MORE INFO. WAS IT IN THE MOUTH OR IN THE SIDE?
I MAY HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
The fish were gaffed under the head in between the gills, at least the ones that were shown on TV. Regardless of how accurate the gaffer is the gaffee I doubt approves. It seems to me that the mortality of the cobia would not be as long as a result of being gaffed. When the reason for catching and releasing the cobia were for a study in the first place and a large part of the study most probably pertains to migration, life span, and propagtion then gaffing or purposely causing a wound the size of a 1/4 inch stainless gaff seems moronic at best. One would think that the tagging program was being run by a government agency. Sorry I couldn't resist the cynicizm.

One must wait until evening to see how the day has been.......

The swimmer