Originally Posted By: eyeFISH
Anyone who thinks it's only 10-15% release mortality is kidding themselves. Better multiply that by 5.... gets you a LOT closer to the real number.


True dat, especially when each fish is netted, held beside boat for photo-ops, and handled/released. Practice what we preach especially in the case when said fish are by-catch species. That goes for at least two participating in this discussion that I personally witnessed on 16 Sept.


Edited by salvelinus (09/24/14 02:32 PM)