Saw this on youtube and thought it was pretty creative in trying to promote the practice of proper catch and release: http://youtu.be/OQgaj-rgyh0
Very cool. Didn’t realize at first that was made by our own Robert Wiggers at SCDNR. Good on you, Robert.
Robert spoke at our SSWA membership meeting and said research indicates that 25% of trout that are released will die. Reds are pretty hearty in comparison. One simple act will help your trout release survival numbers. Wet your hands prior to handling them, or don’t handle them at all if you can help it. Rubber nets also will help.
Something to consider next time you are on a bite…
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Originally posted by OptikerVery cool. Didn’t realize at first that was made by our own Robert Wiggers at SCDNR. Good on you, Robert.
Robert spoke at our SSWA membership meeting and said research indicates that 25% of trout that are released will die. Reds are pretty hearty in comparison. One simple act will help your trout release survival numbers. Wet your hands prior to handling them, or don’t handle them at all if you can help it. Rubber nets also will help.
</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>Optiker, that info itself is almost worthy of its own thread…
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@Optiker Never knew that thanks for sharing that important information!
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Thanks Optiker and Junk! We’ll hopefully have a whole series of videos that promotes this. The main focus will be on proper handling and releasing of adult red drum and tarpon.
Very nice…
