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Originally Posted by Broad Bill
Dan I couldn't agree more with your post. And typically sticking what is essentially a gaff size hook in a fishes head won't promote survival. The regulations absolutely suck forcing recs to waste the resource but there's also a responsibility we have to protect the resource in spite of the regulations and the absolute carnage caused by commercial operations.
This off course is my opinion, hope I'm allowed to voice it here. If not, anyone is welcomed to pm me and we can further discuss.
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Before the device I posted was available boats in Alaska did use a weight with a large hook as the descent device for rockfish not being kept , especially yellow eyes .
They claimed the survival rate was extremely high from tagging studies .
I talked here to the person from FG that did sea bass study’s here .
He said survival rate venting sea bass was extremely high .
So why not require its use on any fish being released .
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