It depends on how much blood, location of the wound, condition of the fish, and water temperature. Lots of blood from the gills or the ventral aorta, it's probably a goner no matter what the situation. If not, survival is possible as long as the water temps are cool enough to allow the fish to recover and the fish is in relatively good shape.

But remember, if you release any fish, no matter how badly hooked, it has at least some chance to recover. If you don't, the mortality rate in the fish box is 100%.


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