Bloated Rock Cod - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

JohnMckroidJr · 04-28-2020, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FoodGeekFish

Thanks for posting this.

Agree! 100% hate to see waste. In Florida, the FWC gave out hypodermic syringes with instructions on how to deflate the bladder, but the latest studies show that the survival rate for this method is not good. Now they suggest using a milk crate to send them down, or a hydrostatic release device that costs $50. Last out of season grouper I released with my downrigger weight connected to a jig that was barely hooked in the fishes lip. In theory, I was going to yank it free. Grouper skin was tougher than I though, and had to wind him up again to get it right for release -- wasting precious prime time fishing. I look forward to trying out this device -- Thanks.

dsafety · 04-28-2020, 07:17 AM

I have a rig that I use for catching bait. It is a short section of sabiki flies with a weight on the bottom and a clip swivel at the top. I just attach this rig to my fly-line setup's hook when looking for bait and remove it when it is time to fish.

It would be easy to attach an upside down hook to the sabiki rig to be used for this purpose. That would eliminate the need to pack another rod to return bloated fish home. I am going out on Wednesday and will give it a try.

04-28-2020, 07:17 AM	#2
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,122	I have a rig that I use for catching bait. It is a short section of sabiki flies with a weight on the bottom and a clip swivel at the top. I just attach this rig to my fly-line setup's hook when looking for bait and remove it when it is time to fish. It would be easy to attach an upside down hook to the sabiki rig to be used for this purpose. That would eliminate the need to pack another rod to return bloated fish home. I am going out on Wednesday and will give it a try.