Yeah, sometimes you have to give up on the tool and just grab the fish.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Taylor Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 12:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Boga thingy? (now: Ketchum Release)[Scanned] Agreed, if I think the fish will break off the tippet, I will net the fish. I also will use the technique you mentioned, however sometimes the fish will be going crazy and you can spend a great deal of time trying to get the release close to the fish for hook removal when they have 9 - 12 ft. of line to work with versus a couple ft. JT ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 11:20 AM Subject: RE: Boga thingy? (now: Ketchum Release)[Scanned] >I used to use the Ketchum release a lot back when I lived in Montana. I > never grabbed the line. RAther, I would bring the fish in close to me > with > the rod tip up. Then I would run the tool down the tippet until it hit > the > fly. ONce the ketchum release is on the fly, you can then reverse the > direction of the hook. Works best with barbless hook and fish that is > hooked > in the corner of the mouth. > > I made a rule for myself years ago, and I only break it on rare > occassions. > The rule is to never grab the tippett, especially with a strong, wild > fish. > > The ketchum release was great for me when I would fish small flies. I > never > usedd it from the boat, only when I was wading. > > Just my 2 cents. > > James > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 11:04 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Boga thingy? (now: Ketchum Release)[Scanned] > > > From my experience, you don't touch the fish when using a Ketchum Release. > You have one hand holding line tension, the other hand holding the > release. > You slide the release down the line into the fishes mouth and release the > hook. > > Most of the time, I will bring the fish up to the side of the drifter, > grab > the line with my left hand and slide the release down to the fish and > release the hook. For larger fish that require netting, it works well if > you > have someone nets your fish, the fish will be laying in the bottom of the > net, same technique, grab the line with your left hand and run the release > down the line with your right hand, you release the hook and then the fish > is in the net for revival if necessary. > > ymmv, > JT <snip>
