Newport?

[Aaron&Julie]

Originally Posted by WildernessWanker

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.