Thread: pier gaff

is a three pronged pier gaff good enough or would it be unreliable??

I've cradled a fish with a five prong before....it will be better then nothing....I still prefer 4 prong..... seems with a five the second entering will make it harder for full penetration to the first prong....but that is a googan's point of view and only one is needed to bring a fish up anyway....so 3 should work, better then nothing.....and some say why would you put a hole in a perfectly good fish anyway oke1:
use a net oke:

before Mr. John g suggested another style to make

[img width=720 height=540]http://i49.tinypic.com/308d5zt.jpg[/img]

[img width=480 height=640]http://i48.tinypic.com/eqqtg5.jpg[/img]

[img width=640 height=480]http://i42.tinypic.com/vi3814.jpg[/img]

I had a 3 prong for years and it worked fine.

thinks guys another thing does it need alot of weight or can it be light?

light is bad on windy days.....heck the rope catches enough wind as it is....if it is light I would maybe use a smaller dia. rope to catch less wind....but again.... from a googan.....mine pictured are 4 to 5-1/2 lbs....but my spanish gaff might be less than 1lb?? - 1/8 rope too
show a picture of it

I have a small 4 prong gaff. People laugh at it until I stick a fish with it. Then they want me to do it anytime. 85-90% of the time its a head shot. I like it being a on the smaller side because I can use it like a grappling hook and swing it a lot easier than a bigger one(including high wind situations. But that is just my experience and and opinion. I do want to get a ling gaff at some point when I can afford one.

thnaks :headbang:

Ironman,
every time you post pics of those great gaffs I get annoyed... Annoyed because I can't find such nicely crafted gaffs to buy, heck any large gaffs for that matter. :spank:

Bill might be subject to on your knees begging that he please make one and bring it down on his next trip.
BTW chili, I have one and I love it. A king killing fool. :evil:

Hey Bill,
your gaffs are the cats meow! :bow:
Do you have any long arms? Need ammo? Wanna make a trade?
I have .308 FMJ, .223/5.56 FMJ/SS109, 7.62x39 FMJ, .22lr and .12g/00. Or maybe a few NIB AR15 mags?
:guns: