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Old 01-02-2014, 11:30 AM   #5
Aaron&Julie
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Originally Posted by WildernessWanker View Post
I assume you're targeting rockfish at that depth? They are not in season but do a lot of people C&R in the off months or is it too big of a pain and risk to return every fish?
If you're intentionally targeting rockfish, sheephead, etc that are in a closed season, you are definitely putting their lives at risk in anything over 50' of water, by playing around with C&R. Reeling them up quickly even at that depth will still inflate their bladder, very often making it impossible for them to swim back down.
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