The gaff is the capture tool for big fish on the boat, when the landing net can no longer contain the volume. A hardened-steel hook mounted on an aluminium or wooden handle, which penetrates the mouth or jaw to bring the fish aboard. Indispensable for big-game fishing (tuna, marlin, amberjack) and useful in coastal fishing (big sea bass, pollack, conger).
You will find fixed gaffs (hook + handle as one piece, robust but bulky) in various lengths (1 to 3 m), detachable gaffs (telescopic handle for boat storage), flying gaffs (hook detaches from handle after capture to limit crew injury risk), and fly-fishing-specific gaffs (small format, for big freshwater fishing).
This section gathers the Flashmer range and Explorer Tackle on gaffs for big-game fishing.