27-03-2006, 06:25 PM
Yes, that's always the way. For me, it's usually when I decide to take the gun back in and just have a casual snorkel around that I see trophy fish. I reckon for both safety and practical reasons, your best bet is to use a float (with dive flag) with a fish stringer under it. Your only risk then is seals coming in to steal your catch - I've heard of it happening! Tethering a catch bag under the float is good for carrying your catch, but the catch bag is not the most hydrodynamic item in the world, and makes the float hard to pull along. It goes without saying that you should have a nice long float line.