Thank you for the replies. That's what I thought too that it should be done head-first but I didn't want to get in to an argument with my new-found friend. He had me over to fish a club tourny with him this past Sun. It was my first time in a tourny and my first time meeting him 'live'. I knew he was incorrect but how do I tell him without "putting him down"................. I had not thought of the "fins" position though and that makes since too.

Btw, Matt replied to his post and told him some of the things y'all have said here. In fact, Matt said if his partner tried to net a Trophy tail-first, he'd throw him in the water:D .

I have always lipped one with my fingers inside and the thumb on the outside.

Dan

"Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"

Deo Vindice