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Old 08-18-2015, 05:47 PM
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How often would you say you lip-hook a fish when LL? As a primarily C&R fisherman, I'm thinking (something I don't do well) that LL is not conducive to C&R. Am I wrong?? Obviously the spot gets the shaft no matter what you do with the Rock but I was just wondering. Educate me wise ones!!
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Old 08-18-2015, 06:31 PM
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IMHO - live lining is not good option for Catch / release - even with circle hooks. Summertime - again , IMHO is not best time to do C/R fishing for Rock.

To answer your question directly - it varies some days but overall for me - lip hook is about 25% and deep / gut hook 75%.

When I get a hit on a live Spot - I plan to keep the Rockfish so I let it run about 5 seconds so this could be reason I deep hook so many.

I'll get my limit - then try for other fish.
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Old 08-19-2015, 06:40 AM
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Thanks Skip, that confirms my thoughts. I don't do a lot of fishing this time of year anyway because of the higher water temps (and higher air temps for fat fishermen, hence the lack of reports lately). But to spend $15 on bloodworms, to try to catch spot, to try to catch rock, just to throw back, sounds like a lotta work, time, and money.
I'll stick with my red hoses when I have some meat hunters onboard OR stick to a crew of hot girls and a full cooler when I leave the dock!!
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Old 08-19-2015, 03:56 PM
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We tell customers to let it run 8-10 seconds. As long as 12 seconds if we are missing fish or using large spot. I want that spot all the way in it's spleen before the start cranking!

No C&R when livelining - near 100% mortality rate.
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