01-07-2019, 12:08 AM
The Hippa Island Lodge in B.C. where we fish each summer has started placing one of the devices in each boat and we've used them very successfully to return rockfish safely back to depths over 200 feet. Many of the bottom dwellers can be released unharmed if they are quickly returned to depths below about 60 to 70 feet. The device used at the West Coast Resorts lodge uses about a 10 ounce weight on a metal clip that resembles a paperclip. You can just give the line a quick jerk and the clip releases the fish. The B.C. Department of Fisheries and Oceans did some lengthy studies that confirmed the effectiveness of the devices. I used one of the releases about 10 times last summer and it seemed to work every time.
Mike
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Mike
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