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Originally Posted by makobob
Yes Dom, but remember most all roosters fought on light tackle DIE. They fight their hearts out and almost never recover. So while a record, it strikes me as a total waste of the resource in fish over 50 pounds, on smaller fish there are many of them in the school. Just my 2 cents worth.
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I completely agree with this statement Bob, other than going for the record on heavier line hoping for a monster. We've had a few roosters die on us using heavier gear, so tiring one out from a boat with 8 lb test over 2 or 3 hours does not seem ethical to me. If all you care about is getting your name in the books, you're in the wrong sport.
Personally I don't care if theyre 50 lbs or 1 lb, its my favorite fish in the ocean and I love to catch em, especially on the fly.