No reason to 'harvest' Tigers as they're almost always sterile. If you catch one, appreciate its unique colours and let it go!
The Great Lakes Hybrids are especially pretty!
Lew, my first net was a Beckman I bought from ProTackle in 2005, it had a nice big soft bag...I now have a Frabill Big Game...The new Beckmans I've seen lately seem to have a smaller and stiffer bag than the one I had...And coated.
I've often thought that would make the perfect Muskie net! Thouhj I'm convinced the Beckman bag used to be made out of a better(softer) material than it is now...
I'm from the school of thought that says, vary the throttle and slowly work into higher RPMs as you get closer to the end of the break in period. Do not Troll, do not run it at WOT the whole time...