>I have noticed over the years that at times bringing the fish
>between the legs can create disaster. #1 the leg rests get in
>the way and give the fish 1 more thing to use to try and get
>away from you. #2 when you have the fish coming in right in
>front of you your rod has to get almost vertical and will
>cause you to loose control of the fish. I always grab the fish
>off the right side of the boat, no obstacles and you have
>control if the fish wants to get stupid when you go to grab
>it.
I agree,for sure the safest way to land`em.I had a couple wrap around the legrests when I first got my pontoon and learned that lesson the hard way. ;(