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Originally Posted by Delawareriver
Big difference in a hook hole and a gaff hole through a jaw. No reason to gaff a fish you don't plan on keeping. Bocca grip works great for landing big toothy fish
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You can get a clean gaff job off on a pike under the chin without ****in it up if you get a good shot at it with its mouth open. I'd only do it if it was a big one that didn't want to turn up out of the hole... Most ice fishing gaffs are tiny and leave a smaller hole than a barbed hook. Yeah a bogas what you should be using and I'm not saying anyone should gaff and release but I didn't call him out on gaffing, I'm just giving him the benefit of the doubt that he was using it cautiously...
