"Stinkweed" wrote in message
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Thanks Dave, I knew about the water, they can't be out long and didn't
think it hurt to hold them by the lower jaw for a quick picture. That is
true if you tried to hold it and your hand wasn't wet that would for sure
hurt the fish. Although I didn't know the reason why your hands had to be
wet, I'm a little squeamish, so I have used a very wet rag. I'm not a big
fisherman, err fisher lady, but I live on a lake and I love to fish. I
have since I was a kid and don't have to catch a monster to make me happy,
but is would be nice.


You wet your hands so they don't wipe off the fish slime. The dry rag or
even a wet rag will remove even more of the fishes potective slime than your
hands.

I personally think lifting a bass by the jaw so that it hangs vertically is
less harmful than wrapping your dry hands or worse a rag around the body of
the fish.

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Bob La Londe
http://www.YumaBassMan.com