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Thread: Proper Catch and Release, Halibut, Perch ect

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    Default Proper Catch and Release, Halibut, Perch ect

    Dry hand tail hanging of Halibut removes slime, tail splits, fin rot can result in 5% - 25% death of CPR mishandling. No need to CPR and measure every fish.
    Everybody enjoys pics but these fish should be handled correctly. We all have made mistakes.

    Sliding a halibut in on a wave then a quick pic with your foot next to it then a quick unhooking and release can be done in less than a minute.
    This can be done without picking up the fish. Then a wet hand under the halibut can assist in retuning it safely for a wave to take it away. Even your foot or rod butt, Boga grip will work. After a battle to bring it in, then brought up the sand, waiting for it to calm down to get a tape measure pic, wiping off sand (bad idea) for a pic, then a tail carry back to the water can result in a slow death. Here is some info found on the web.
    DR


    With the increase in effort, which resulted in an increase in harvest, concerns from the fishing public arose regarding 1) potential over-exploitation of the halibut resource. If the released fish survive. (From DFG website)
    http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...59026428,d.cGU

    Catch & Release Best Practices

    We anglers have a powerful positive - or negative - impact upon the waters we fish, and the fisheries in the watersheds in which we live and work. This goes far beyond just practicing catch and release, but as implied by our name, Catch & Release is at the heart of it, because it's one of the most tangible things that an angler can do to benefit fisheries.

    Basically, good Catch and Release practices come down to keeping the fish's best interest at heart. After all, if you're going to release the fish, you want to know it has its best chance of survival, right? These tips will help. Learn them, practice them all the time, and share them with others. You'll be doing your part to maintain our healthy fisheries and help restore those that are suffering!
    Consider where you are fishing
    Can you safely bring a fish to hand and release it again from an embankment ten feet above the water? From a bridge thirty feet above the water? Over all those rocks between the water's edge and your seat? If you are serious about the fish's survival, consider fishing from a spot that allows you to legitimately land and release fish safely and gently. This works in your interest as well – what if you catch the "really big one" this time out? How would you land that one?


    SPINAL INJURY
    Recommendations
    • Do not hold fish vertically by the tail or jaw.
    • weigh fish using a weigh bag or sling (Jeremy River monsters guy always shows proper technique)
    • If possible, do not remove very large
    fish from the water
    • When photographing a catch, hold the fish horizontally, with one hand supporting the fish’s mid-section and internal organs.

    Keep the fish in the water

    Don't lift fish out of the water – don't even touch the fish if you don't have to. Many fish can be released without ever touching them. Just bend over, remove the hook with your hand or with pliers, and let the fish swim away. Research has shown that keeping a fish in the water dramatically increases its chances of survival. Think of it – after the fight of your life, say going 12 rounds in a boxing ring or running a marathon, imagine having your air cut off! That's exactly what we do when we lift fish from the water. Fish kept out of the water for more than one minute have a greatly diminished chance of survival, once a fish has been out of the water for three minutes, it has virtually no chance of survival, even if it swims away.

    Keep your hands wet when handling fish

    If you do handle a fish, and you do it with dry hands, it can cause some of the protective coating ("slime") on the fish's skin to come off. This coating is designed to protect fish from disease. Wet hands reduce this risk and can actually make it a little easier to handle your catch. Some anglers prefer soft wet gloves.
    Large predatory fish (including bass) shouldn't be lifted out of the water vertically by the jaw or gill plate. The weight of the viscera of large fish is sufficient to tear internal connective tissue. The connective tissue does not grow in nature to resist gravity in this direction. Lunkers should be landed in a net or with one hand supporting the belly if optimal health after release is a consideration.

    Maintain control of the fish
    Fish that are allowed to bang around on streamside rocks or the bottom of a boat harm themselves and expend a lot of undue energy. Depending upon the fish, you can control it by cupping your hand (or hands) around it, cradling it, grabbing it by the bottom lip, or grabbing it across the back. Under no circumstance should you ever grab a fish by the eyes or gills (despite what you've heard before or seen in outdoor magazines). Avoid squeezing fish around the belly, as this can damage internal organs.
    Keep small fish vertical when holding them by the jaw, use a horizontal hold for larger fish

    If you catch a fish that you will lift from the water by the jaw, be sure to keep the body in a straight up and down position. Do not attempt to hold the fish at a 45 degree angle or in a horizontal position by the jaw alone. You can dislocate the fish's jaw, making it impossible for the fish to eat, effectively starving the fish to death.
    If you catch a large fish be SURE you hold the fish horizontally.

    For a horizontal photo of the fish, wet your other hand (not holding the mouth or jaw) and support the fish under the belly to take the stress off the jaw and internal organs.
    As a matter of repetition, the best thing for large fish is to keep them in the water.
    Use needle nose pliers, hemostats, or fishhook removers to remove hooks
    Pliers or similar tools allow you to remove hooks with better control and limit your "hands on" contact with the fish. Fish that are barely hooked or hooked in the lip can usually be freed with your hand, but it's a good idea to always have a pair of needle nose pliers for those harder to reach hooks.


    At RecycledFish.org, we believe that holding the fish in the water with a gentle push forward as it regains its strength is the best technique. Never "throw" fish – even small fish, back into the water. Even if they "swim away," the shock reduces their chance of survival.

    Take photos as quickly as possible
    The practice of catch-photo-release is a good one, it's our favorite kind of "CPR." But photos should be taken quickly and with minimum impact to the fish. A fish with an engorged hook hanging by the line has little chance of survival after dangling from its guts, for example. Photos with the angler standing in the water, holding a fish, dripping with water, inches above the surface creates a beautiful photograph that makes a statement. Photos of long stringers of dead fish, kitchen doorway or front yard photos, or a bucket of fish lying on a frozen lake are becoming taboo and are distasteful. If you do keep a "mess" of fish, consider lifting the one or two best fish and taking a photo of those while you're still near the water – you'll have a memento that you can be proud of, and that others will be comfortable to look at.
    For more on catch-photo-release fishing, visit www.catchphotorelease.com.
    Keep fish that aren't going to make it
    Finally, if you've caught a fish and it does not revive and swim away on its own, (keep in mind that it can take a couple of minutes to revive large coldwater species) is bleeding, drifts to the bottom or floats to the top after being released.

    Ecosystems in which they live, and all entertain us with a battle when caught. Let's show them the respect that they deserve, whether we selectively harvest or release them.
    http://www.recycledfish.org/safe-ang...nd-release.htm

    http://www.wildtracks-zambia.com/wp-...0120621web.pdf

    Catch & Release Research | NSW Department of Primary Industries

    Catch and Release Information

    http://www.catchphotorelease.com/cpr.htm

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    Great reminder for all of us and for those who don't know. Thanks DR.

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    Thanks for the reminder. This covers most of what I do with fresh water CPR. I've been searching, but not finding CPR info specific to saltwater spices, particularly for halibut, rays, sharks, taken from the surf. As someone who has not seen or handled these fish before, are there any additional safety concerns for the fish or the fisherman a new surf angler should be aware of before their first session.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomar19 View Post
    Thanks for the reminder. This covers most of what I do with fresh water CPR. I've been searching, but not finding CPR info specific to saltwater spices, particularly for halibut, rays, sharks, taken from the surf. As someone who has not seen or handled these fish before, are there any additional safety concerns for the fish or the fisherman a new surf angler should be aware of before their first session.
    Be advised; The L C lure is a notorious fish mutilator , for this Reason and Reason alone I try to always go to a single hook swim bait as my primary tie on! Anyone familiar with the L C knows exactly what I'm talking about and although they might have mastered the multi point foul hook removal, I find it very difficult not to thrash the usually barely legal to sublegal fish caught. Again if surf fishing for halibut is your motivation PLEASE consider for the sake of the fish a tried and true single hook bait! good Luck and Happy Hunting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by noleash View Post
    Be advised; The L C lure is a notorious fish mutilator , for this Reason and Reason alone I try to always go to a single hook swim bait as my primary tie on! Anyone familiar with the L C knows exactly what I'm talking about and although they might have mastered the multi point foul hook removal, I find it very difficult not to thrash the usually barely legal to sublegal fish caught. Again if surf fishing for halibut is your motivation PLEASE consider for the sake of the fish a tried and true single hook bait! good Luck and Happy Hunting.

    Good reminders. See a lot of the "don't do these" in pictures posted here. With all the folks targeting these species, there is a real concern about the fishery and these are some things that can make a difference.

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    The intention of the thread was handling and time out of the water. Sure multi hook could do more damage but the reality is LC's produce fish and not going away. Most of the time a LC has only one treble in the fish's jaw edge. Tail hanging a angry flipping halibut or finger in the gill, but mostly the way fishermen carry them and time out of water and lost slime can cause a slow death.

    A tail hold and supporting the body is the best for a picture pose. These fish live years in near neutral gravity state. The guts, spine, tail, and jaw are not designed to hold its body weight. The halibut tail is not designed to fold up. Suspending them by the tail can result in a tail split then tail rot.
    Always carry needle nose, hemostats to assist in a fast unhooking and release.
    DR

    Here is a pic of Mike 'Bones' showing proper form for a pic by supporting the body of this huge Halibut when on rocks before it's release.


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    Quote Originally Posted by DockRat View Post
    The intention of the thread was handling and time out of the water. Sure multi hook could do more damage but the reality is LC's produce fish and not going away. Most of the time a LC has only one treble in the fish's jaw edge. Tail hanging a angry flipping halibut or finger in the gill, but mostly the way fishermen carry them and time out of water and lost slime can cause a slow death.

    A tail hold and supporting the body is the best for a picture pose. These fish live years in near neutral gravity state. The guts, spine, tail, and jaw are not designed to hold its body weight. The halibut tail is not designed to fold up. Suspending them by the tail can result in a tail split then tail rot.
    Always carry needle nose, hemostats to assist in a fast unhooking and release.
    DR

    Here is a pic of Mike 'Bones' showing proper form for a pic by supporting the body of this huge Halibut when on rocks before it's release.


    Land the fish on nearest safe access point, pop the single hook from the jaw, take no pic of the fish, use a 22" mark on my rod for reference, then quickly nudge fish into oncoming wave and watch it peal out down the beach! That is just my method and I'm sure there are many other methods just as effective in a safe and productive release of the prized California Halibut.

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