I'm afraid I have to agree with Larry on this one
................oh dear my medication must be wearing off
, but seriously I think 'cheat' is a very emotive word and not appropriate in this instance as no rules have been broken.
As far as the skill level is concerned, I'm not sure, there must be some level of skill required to catch a big weight whatever method you use.
Cant wait to tap some of Rolfs 'biggies' on the head tomorrow.