You are right. I think that's why many real "pros" don't use the TOL gear....

By the way,that's a lot of sushi and sasimi!!! I caught some large halibut in Kodiak, Alaska. The local guys were taking a gun when fishing. I thought they were joking. Indeed, I heard gun shots from other fishing boats. As they reel in, they shoot the fish. The fish are so large that people can get knocked off the boat, and you don't drown, but freeze to death in 15 minutes. I heard that by law a commercial fisherman has to wear a special suite. The water comes into the suite and your body warms the water. You can survive two hours instead of 15 minutes. Wild Alaska. No wonder they call it the last frontier.