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Hey Pump Congrats
The gill plate grab. You want to take your fingers together and slide them up under the gill plate, careful not to touch the gills themselves and keep your fingers against the inside of the gill plate, you then take your thumb on the outside bottom of the jaw and put pressure with it to your fingers that are in the gill plate, usually ends up being your index finger so your fingers should end up together on the bottom of their jaw. and hold on tight! always remember to hold those big girls horizontal to support their weight.
I've had 20+ lb's thrash on me but if you have that held tight they aren't going anywhere. I looked for a photo of mine to show you but my hand is usually hidden for the photos, I have a couple of pics that might help.
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And you can do this for almost every species out there.
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