"Gene Cottrell" wrote in message ...

Why would anyone suggest doing that with any kind of tackle? (unless you're
a commercial fisherman)
I think most of us do this for the fun of the sport of it.

Er ... yes. I hope no one thought I was advocating anything of the
sort; I was simply describing the practice. I referred back to fly
tackle, since that is (ostensibly) what this group is about.

I thought that the following text would have made my position clear
and hopefully have been recognizable as sarcasm:

Once you got a bite, you'd set the hook as hard as
possible, in the process launching the fish in the air. This would
throw him clear of the cover and possibly even directly into the boat,
thus saving you the bother of having to play him.


Chuck Vance (oh well ... guess I should have included some
emoticons)