"Gene Cottrell" wrote in message
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Larry,

I agree with most of your rules except for the "landed" category. I count
it as caught if I get my hand on any part of the leader or fish. I
justify
this by figuring that I was going to release it anyway, the last fish I
kept
was in September 1980. It really doesn't matter though, since I don't keep
a
log anymore. I enjoyed your e-mail and am sure your stats will improve
over
time :-)


Hmm, personally I don't count a fish as landed until I have it in my hand,
with complete control over it. The hardest part (aside from getting it to
take the fly) is to get it from your feet to your hand, with the hook out.
Grabbing the leader and having it break off (or having the fish spit it out)
is equivalent in my mind to pulling the hook out of his mouth while setting
it.
Of course, YMMV
--riverman