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The BSB are out there. I caught a small one last week on an iron. It was my first so I have not had to deal with how to release one of these fish until now. The good news is that while this kind of fish can be very large, they are also quite docile after being brought to the surface.
Their skin is very tough and I had a hard time removing the hook. Once released, my fish slowly swam away with no apparent damage. In my case, no resuscitation was necessary. This is not always the case.
There is a thread somewhere on this forum that shows a great video of a guy jumping off his kayak after catching a large BSB. From the water he gently rocked th fish back in forth until it had regained enough energy to swim away. Very cool.
It was great to finally see one of these majestic fish up close but I got a better feeling watching this beauty heading home.
Bob
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