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Originally Posted by dakota560
Ugly Stick / Delawareriver great points and great post. It's awesome to see NJ with such a healthy pike / musky fishery, I think everyone would agree time spent learning proper handling whether it be during the winter or summer will go a long way to maintaining the health of that fishery. These fish are special and any fish you handle could in a few years be the trophy of a lifetime. Leave the gaffs home, I'd rather lose a trophy than kill a dozen others in the process of trying to find one.
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Exactly, maybe saxmatt will chime in, he is the best guy I know when it comes to fish handling. The way he fishes and hooks his bait he rather miss the fish then have the fish deep hooked. The muskie I posted above he has caught twice through the ice since I have and has pictures to prove it's the same fish. Proper fish handling works!
