Boga Grip’s Patent Ran Out

[Tim Pommer]

Zach, have you shaved yet?

Yeah, totally off topic I know….But your face is all over this thread and it made me think about you needing to shave.

[Bob Riggins]

I think he has a side job doing Vladimir Lenin impersonations.

[jarrod white]

there is always a cheaper way to get similar products, and I don’t think it matters how often you plan to use it or what type of fish it is. I would say if you desire this type of tool, then you are just as well to get the best one available. I will also say that if you don’t lose it, it will be a lifetime purchase that will operate flawlessly every time you grab it .
Eagleclaw makes flyrods too, and they are a whole lot cheaper

[james buice]

I’m waiting on the Boga Grip/Abel Fillet Knife combo kit….mmmm, Taimen fillets

[Shannon Drawe]

I would offer up for consideration that a boga flopping fish is less likely to be “injured” than one held firmly any other way. The boga design allows them to flop freely whilst being held at one pressure point. I have been slapped in the face plenty of times by a boga-ed fish.

I always enjoy the direction boga and scale discussions turn to “sloshing guts,” and “feeling pain.” You just hooked something by the mouth (hopefully), dragged it kicking and screaming backwards from its environment into an environment where it cannot breathe … If we’re really worried that much, best not to catch the fish in the first place?

[keith b]

If you guys have ever watched Flats Class TV they use a similar product that is made of plastic.

[jarrod white]

I would offer up for consideration that a boga flopping fish is less likely to be “injured” than one held firmly any other way. The boga design allows them to flop freely whilst being held at one pressure point. I have been slapped in the face plenty of times by a boga-ed fish.

I always enjoy the direction boga and scale discussions turn to “sloshing guts,” and “feeling pain.” You just hooked something by the mouth (hopefully), dragged it kicking and screaming backwards from its environment into an environment where it cannot breathe … If we’re really worried that much, best not to catch the fish in the first place?

Agreed !

[Zach Matthews]

Keith –

I’m sorry man, I do not agree with you, nor has anyone mentioned feeling pain in this discussion.  Fish mouths are cartilaginous with very thin skin; any pain they feel would be no worse than an ear piercing.

But “sloshing guts” as you put it is a real issue.  Fish have a number of sensitive systems, most notably their swim bladders, that need to be treated carefully (provided you’re not going to eat the fish, in which case handle it however you want).  

Boga grips absolutely have their place, but the safest way to contain any fish is in a large, rubber net, held in the water.

Zach

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