KNOW THE RULES
Marlin|June - July 2023
Sometimes bad habits can work against you
CAPT. SKIP SMITH
KNOW THE RULES

It looks like most boats are using light tackle to catch billfish these days and posting a lot of it on social media, which is great-we all get to share in the excitement of those crazy bites and jumps. Watching some of these crews working the cockpit, though, I have noticed that a few are grabbing the rod tip first in order to get to the leader when they're out fun fishing. I always like to fish every day like it's a tournament because there might be a time one day when your muscle memory kicks in during a tournament that requires a video of the release, and grabbing the rod tip first is an automatic disqualification.

This story is from the June - July 2023 edition of Marlin.

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