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GT Release Mat

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Adrian Watt:
I have been experimenting with mats / materials to lay over the teak transom covering board to protect GTs when we take the hooks out. The best thing I have found so far is an old cut up wetsuit.
Anybody got any better ideas ? I'm on a remote Fijian island  ;D so I can't pop round the local tackle shop.... >:(

Travis Heaps:
We just use an old towell wet in the sea water and laid over the seat.

Adrian Watt:
Hi Travis,
Do you find it takes off some of the GT's slime protective coating ? or no ?

Travis Heaps:
I think it would Adrian but it does seem to be pretty good.  If the fish is coming out of the water for a photo I think it's just about inevitable that it will lose some slime coating along the way.

Sheldon Chee:
Linoleum mats? They can be bought in the metres and cut up to suit.

You can even drap it over the transom when you really need to drag the fish up. Not in use, just roll it up. The wetsuit's neoprene will be more 'abrasive' as slime sticks more to the material. Hope this helps.

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