Whitefish and rockfish from La Jolla on Sunday - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dsafety · 03-12-2020, 06:43 PM

Given the current fishing conditions, I plan to target bottom fish the next time I go out. The problem is that I always release fish that I do not plan to eat.

With that in mind, I would like to ask the question... are you able to effectively release most of these small fish, assuming that you want to?

I remember years ago fishing deep off LJ and having fish come up nearly exploded. I released most of them but I doubt that many survived.

Are there any guidelines about how to make sure a deep fish can returned home? I know that some people send them to the bottom lightly hooked and jerk them free at the appropriate time.

If someone has a tutorial to share on this subject, that would be welcome to me and probably others.

03-12-2020, 06:43 PM	#8
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,122	Given the current fishing conditions, I plan to target bottom fish the next time I go out. The problem is that I always release fish that I do not plan to eat. With that in mind, I would like to ask the question... are you able to effectively release most of these small fish, assuming that you want to? I remember years ago fishing deep off LJ and having fish come up nearly exploded. I released most of them but I doubt that many survived. Are there any guidelines about how to make sure a deep fish can returned home? I know that some people send them to the bottom lightly hooked and jerk them free at the appropriate time. If someone has a tutorial to share on this subject, that would be welcome to me and probably others.