The gin trick, (we use tequila) works but you have to pour it in thier gills. I always wear my sailing gloves when trolling with a handline, even though the fish you catch might not be too big, you can never be sure if something larger isn't going to hit it on the way in and it doesn't take much for fishing line to cut you.

Drink all day at home, your friends worry about you; do it on vacation and they say "what a good time you're having". Save your friends needless worry, travel more!