Chop, chop.

[slow eddie]

i do love catching big blues. there actually meaner than both of my x mother in laws combined. my bluefish bag has 6 pencils or reg. poppers. plugs are a min. of 6" long. never been bit in over 50 yrs. catching. there is no trebel hook in the middle. take it off. i put a 4x, 5/0 j hook, short shanked, on the end. crush the barb. now you can grab the plug, give it a shake or two, and your ready to go. there is really no need to stand on a fish. see it all the time. a 200lb. guy standing on a 5 lb. blue. give them a fighting chance.

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by slow eddie

there is really no need to stand on a fish. see it all the time. a 200lb. guy standing on a 5 lb. blue. give them a fighting chance.

You been watching me? and it is a little more than 200lbs
Once they are in the boat there is no more allowed "fighting chance", that was before coming over the gunnel.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by slow eddie

i do love catching big blues. there actually meaner than both of my x mother in laws combined. my bluefish bag has 6 pencils or reg. poppers. plugs are a min. of 6" long. never been bit in over 50 yrs. catching. there is no trebel hook in the middle. take it off. i put a 4x, 5/0 j hook, short shanked, on the end. crush the barb. now you can grab the plug, give it a shake or two, and your ready to go. there is really no need to stand on a fish. see it all the time. a 200lb. guy standing on a 5 lb. blue. give them a fighting chance.

I agree. If one has to handle the fish, all it takes is a firm grip behind the head to safely unhook a blue---oh year---pliers too.

[basswipe]

Great thread!

My all time favorite thing to throw is 2-3oz Kastmaster(single hook of course) with a really hefty 18-24" steel leader.Pole/reel and line..............just needs to be able to handle the tackle busters,its amazing what a 15-20lb blue can do to tackle.22lbs is my all time largest.I actually spend a fare amount of time targeting bluefish.