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Russ,
Anthony and I generally will use harnesses if necissary but will only clip in if it is a big fish. We are used to chasing pretty big ones up here with our Lattes (ha ha) so honestly its second nature. Generally once bit we will let teh fish run for a second or two and engage the drag. We will only clip in if needed.
Using a low profile bucket style harness like the Black Magic uses your own weight against the fish just by rocking back and reeling forward even on party boats. There is no cheating as suggested, its your body movement that will determine the outcome and is transfering the fight from your arms to your legs where you have the most power. I would however suggest unclipping during the end game incase the tuna is making really tight circles and or you are using a short stick of less than 5'6 so you don't chaffe the leader
Like i said earlier there are several ways to beat a fish, harness, rail, under arm as long as you are happy and the fish is dead on the deck it doesn't matter
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