at over 100 gators taken i have lost 2 one when i used 2oolb test.one point boke and pulled out but other than that all were landed last year i had 11 over 11 feet.well when i go to reno i will see what african laws are ,i am leary of the hippos whie in a boat at night.the other problem in the water you only have a head to judge by,the ccocs i have seen here seem to follow the same rule distance between eyes and nostril = length in feet.roughly,,,,