there is a few venues around here that have the rule that a landing net is used for ALL fish and although it may take some getting used to its not much of an inconvience. however i have won matches with over 1000 small carp for 30lb plus on two occasions and if that rule was in force then it wouldnt have been an option to target these fish. certainly in winter when on the squatt my net rarely gets used so perhaps natural venues are more suitable to speed fishing (less rules to handicap us) but is there an issue of fish care ? prior to this post i have never considered fish lips to be weak points on their bodies is that just an opinion or fact based ??
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