Eye opening video

[Mako mike]

This DMILLER guy is in the business of selling videos. Give it time and they will be bashing him on that site. If you do a search he had a video last fall I believe of a trip where they were releasing after stuffing their hands in their gills and throwing them back like they were Joe Flacco throwing a Td pass to Tory Smith. You see what happened to the Ravens and if we don't conserve what little is left of the resource we will be on same playing field as Joe, just standing there with nothing to throw at. Go figure that the guy is from Reedville,Va.

[5th Tuition]

Originally Posted by Mako mike

This DMILLER guy is in the business of selling videos. Give it time and they will be bashing him on that site. If you do a search he had a video last fall I believe of a trip where they were releasing after stuffing their hands in their gills and throwing them back like they were Joe Flacco throwing a Td pass to Tory Smith. You see what happened to the Ravens and if we don't conserve what little is left of the resource we will be on same playing field as Joe, just standing there with nothing to throw at. Go figure that the guy is from Reedville,Va.

Yep; saw that video. I too cringed at the way they were flung overboard. The only thing different about this video, is that biologists were onboard and it was a tagging session.
Like I said, I believe everyone should perform good C/R technique, but this shows they are more durable than what some people profess.
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[Mako mike]

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

Yep; saw that video. I too cringed at the way they were flung overboard. The only thing different about this video, is that biologists were onboard and it was a tagging session.
Like I said, I believe everyone should perform good C/R technique, but this shows they are more durable than what some people profess.
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I guess we will see when the tags start coming back. Would be interesting to see how many are recaptured alive after the way they were handled.

[Skip]

IMHO - as long as air and water temperatures are fairly cool - C/R for Rockfish is fine.

I agree 100% - they are a sturdy fish. Look at how many Diamond Jim tags were recaptured - these Rock were caught by hook / line , measured - then a tag inserted into them before being put back. This was in warmer weather to boot.

Taking extra care as a sport fishermen - ensures they survive C/R.

[Chessie27]

I bet they will have a field day with that video on TF

[5th Tuition]

Greg; I love the pic.
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