On anything that has releases, jets, dipseys,small board clips, I only try once...........in fact on jets and dipseys I don't to unlock them with fish on personally............its not worth losing fish or gear, just grunt down and enjoy the fight.
At those speeds if you think you have a big fish on..........sometimes its wise to slow down a touch to make the fight easier. Your already dragging the fish at 2 5 mph b4 you start reeling in, that can be a lot of pressure on tender mouth parts
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