06-16-2008, 03:36 PM
Yes the hold was awkward and on the wrong side of the fish - I had not been out fishing in a couple of years since moving across country and I water released the muskies, so I guess I'm out of pratice holding fish. The blood was from the treble hook in the mouth, not the gills - I did hold the fish by the tail in the water for a while and it did swim off under its own power. I also sat in the area for 5 minutes and the fish did not come back up to the surface.
John
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