10/25 Deeper LJ - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

hobieuser · 10-25-2009, 09:19 PM

Thanks for the report. I really wanted to tag along but Sunday is not my day going out due to dedication to my church. I'm hoping you would go out some Mondays

Great catch!

dsafety · 10-26-2009, 08:59 AM

I don't usually fish for rock fish but would like to give it a try again. My biggest concern is to how to release the fish I don't want to keep and have them survive to be caught another day.

If I remember right, a lot of fish caught deep blow up when brought to the surface with eyeballs popping out. Sometimes they are so inflated that they cannot swim. What is the best way to release these fish?

Bob

Lets_Fish · 10-26-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dsafety

I don't usually fish for rock fish but would like to give it a try again. My biggest concern is to how to release the fish I don't want to keep and have them survive to be caught another day.

If I remember right, a lot of fish caught deep blow up when brought to the surface with eyeballs popping out. Sometimes they are so inflated that they cannot swim. What is the best way to release these fish?

Bob

I've heard that these work.

http://www.charkbait.com/cs/csd-TeamMarine.htm

Siebler · 10-26-2009, 11:24 AM

If the eyes are popped the fish are not going to make it. If just Bloated you can Fizz the fish and send them back down. Basically it is just using a needle to puncture the air bladder and then squeezing out all the air so the fish can swim down. Everybody should learn how to do this so that they can release flea cod and fish that they do not intend on keeping.

Siebler · 10-26-2009, 11:30 AM

Wow 40 bucks for a needle to fizz a fish. Thanks ill just use a safety pin....

Hunter (The 80's Man) · 10-26-2009, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siebler

Basically it is just using a needle to puncture the air bladder and then squeezing out all the air so the fish can swim down. Everybody should learn how to do this so that they can release flea cod and fish that they do not intend on keeping.

You got any pics of this process, or can you explain it in a little more detail?

Thanks, Rob

Lets_Fish · 10-26-2009, 06:03 PM

Here's some links on venting a fish.

http://isurus.mote.org/research/cfe/...ent-a-fish.htm

http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/flsgp/flsgpg01002.pdf

TCS · 10-26-2009, 07:41 PM

The biggest one I caught the other day was about 8 or 9 inches long. I don't believe there is a size limit from DFG.

-scallywag- · 10-27-2009, 06:13 AM

first of all if ur going to target rockfish read the DFG regs!! There are alot of rules assosiated w/these fish, along with a few species that are protected.
Fizzing the fish seems to work ok although i dont like to handle them that much if im returning them to the ocean....we have always used a sabki with one barbless hook....gently reverse hook the fish and drop him back down...easy!...better yet leave the poor rockfish alone!! IMO, they are the most stressed fish population off our coast. If you wanna catch dinky fish go to the bay!!!

10-26-2009, 11:24 AM	#4
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	If the eyes are popped the fish are not going to make it. If just Bloated you can Fizz the fish and send them back down. Basically it is just using a needle to puncture the air bladder and then squeezing out all the air so the fish can swim down. Everybody should learn how to do this so that they can release flea cod and fish that they do not intend on keeping. __________________ CJ Siebler

10-26-2009, 11:30 AM	#5
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	Wow 40 bucks for a needle to fizz a fish. Thanks ill just use a safety pin.... __________________ CJ Siebler

10-26-2009, 06:03 PM	#7
Lets_Fish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wildomar, CA. Posts: 294	Venting a fish. Here's some links on venting a fish. http://isurus.mote.org/research/cfe/...ent-a-fish.htm http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/flsgp/flsgpg01002.pdf

10-26-2009, 07:41 PM	#8
TCS Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 478	How big a rockfish is considered a keeper? The biggest one I caught the other day was about 8 or 9 inches long. I don't believe there is a size limit from DFG.

10-27-2009, 06:13 AM	#9
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	returning rockfish... first of all if ur going to target rockfish read the DFG regs!! There are alot of rules assosiated w/these fish, along with a few species that are protected. Fizzing the fish seems to work ok although i dont like to handle them that much if im returning them to the ocean....we have always used a sabki with one barbless hook....gently reverse hook the fish and drop him back down...easy!...better yet leave the poor rockfish alone!! IMO, they are the most stressed fish population off our coast. If you wanna catch dinky fish go to the bay!!!

10-25-2009, 09:19 PM	#1
hobieuser Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 46	Thanks for the report. I really wanted to tag along but Sunday is not my day going out due to dedication to my church. I'm hoping you would go out some Mondays Great catch!

10-26-2009, 08:59 AM	#2
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,123	I don't usually fish for rock fish but would like to give it a try again. My biggest concern is to how to release the fish I don't want to keep and have them survive to be caught another day. If I remember right, a lot of fish caught deep blow up when brought to the surface with eyeballs popping out. Sometimes they are so inflated that they cannot swim. What is the best way to release these fish? Bob