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What hooks can I use to fish with to increase fish survival?
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:42 pm
by yana
I've noticed while fishing that my fish always get hurt. Sometimes the fish struggles too much and gets very badly injured.
Environmental fishing is still a good idea with circle hooks.
Re: What hooks can I use to fish with to increase fish survival?
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 9:06 am
by Drakestar
The way I understand, delayed mortality in C&R bass comes from multiple sources:
Keeping the fish out of the water too long. (Rule of thumb is "only as long as you can hold your own breath".)
Breaking the fish's jaw. (Boat-flipping, bad holding & handling.)
Crushing internal organs. (Bad handling.)
Destroying too much slime coat. (boat carpet, dry ground, hands.)
Livewells. (Ammonia build-up from stressed bass.)
Gut-hooking and bleeding gills. (Obviously.)
Hooks are one part of the equation.
Re: What hooks can I use to fish with to increase fish survival?
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 11:18 am
by mark poulson
When you put fish in your livewell, run them continuously, so fresh water is constantly flowing through the livewell.
Re: What hooks can I use to fish with to increase fish survival?
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 11:59 pm
by clum553946
Barbless hooks but a lot of fish come off the hook.