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					Originally Posted by  MakoMike
					 
				 
				Yes, the bucket harness is normally connect to the chair via a safety line. 
			
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Back in the 80s I fished with a friend out of Plymouth. He had 2 boats; a 26' (I think it was 26, may have been 28) Blue Fin and a 35' JC. Both boats had fighting chairs and never once did we tie the fanny bucket to the fighting chair.    We'd be running between 60 and 90# of drag too.    
Then again I was only in my 20s back then.