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[Phil Lilley]

I used a boga in Alaska on big rainbow… 30” plus. Yes they worked fine until one big rainbow bolted so hard the boga, applied the proper way in the lower jaw split the jaw. It broke the lower jaw bone clean in two. I never used one since.  
 

The lower jaw isn’t tough enough to take the weight off a big fish when it bolts. Even a smaller 20”+ trout can shake its head hard enough to break the jaw. 
 

But allot of these guides are applying the boga inside the gill plate and that causes damage to the soft tissue and gills themselves when they shake, thus the blood line. 

[fshndoug]

That is the way to properly use a boga grip Laker67

[Phil Lilley]

First one is done

 24 inches long

[Nick Adams]

That is really cool. I'd never heard of them until this thread.

[Johnsfolly]

3 hours ago, Phil Lilley said:

First one is done

 24 inches long

Phil is that 18 inches high? The one I built was 24 X 12 X 6. Yours is definitely taller. I like the handle.

[jdmidwest]

I use the plastic lip grippers now.  Bigger and softer jaw.

[Phil Lilley]

No it’s 12 high. We used the cnc machine to cut the hole for handles. 

[Phil Lilley]

Just now, jdmidwest said:

I use the plastic lip grippers now.  Bigger and softer jaw.

Hummm still will rip a jaw if it’sa big enough trout. The smaller ones are fine. Great for controlling them. I’d rather see these than the metal bogas 

[Phil Lilley]

6 ready to go

[Johnsfolly]

30 minutes ago, Phil Lilley said:

6 ready to go

Have you thought about painting the back panel? I left the plastic on mine and liked the way the photos showed the contrast to the fish.