Always keep safety in mind first. I cannot stress this enough. I was in the upper river Saturday below the Tamahi bridge and a guy had tailed a spring. I was undoing a little birds nest and looked up to my suprise here was this fellow. I know there was nobody fishing near me at all. I said ooh you tailed a spring he said yah. I was about to move out of his way and he fell flat on his face! I could plainly see he was freaked out I told him to stand up! He just sat there, shocked, for a sec. I then said louder Stand Up!! and stepped towards him as it looked like his waders where about start to fill. He managed to stand and get his composure. I asked if he was ok, he said yeah, and was tired of chasing the spring about 1/2 mile down the river. I mentioned again that he had tailed it and should just snap it off. but he caught his breath and I moved out of his way, he was able to bring it in and gently release it. No fish is worth drowning over, always pick out a suitable spot to fish, and to land the fish as well. Most importantly, Know Your Limits.