Plenty of anglers catch, photograph and release snook each year, especially with Florida's strict slot limits and seasons in place. It's not uncommon for anglers to weigh their catch using a lip-gripper scale."What fishermen don’t realize is that they may cause severe harm to the fish when they suspend it vertically from the scale," says Tom Twyford, president of the West Palm Beach Fishing Club.So the West Palm Beach Fishing Club developed the Snook Sling, a tool that allows anglers to keep the fish in a horizontal position. The sling attaches directly to a scale, not the fish. The club wanted to prevent damage to vital internal organs, the throat latch and gills when weighing saltwater species."Because the club is an advocate of catch, weigh and release, we wanted to develop and promote the use of a tool that minimizes our ...Image may be NSFW.
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