Handling Snapper
- cheaterparts
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Handling Snapper
With the recent Tea Tree comp on there were a few with concerns about floating fish in fact it comes up every year - always the same that guys are upgrading fish
and although some might, on the whole I dout the practice happens that much
However there are still floaters all season and a lot happen due to bad handling of the fish
this info sheet is worth a read on both
How to humanely kill the fish you keep AND Give the fish you release a fighting chance
from a welfare perspective
if nothing else it food for thought
http://www.panaquatic.com/fishinfo.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and although some might, on the whole I dout the practice happens that much
However there are still floaters all season and a lot happen due to bad handling of the fish
this info sheet is worth a read on both
How to humanely kill the fish you keep AND Give the fish you release a fighting chance
from a welfare perspective
if nothing else it food for thought
http://www.panaquatic.com/fishinfo.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Re: Handling Snapper
Thanks for sharing this information Cheater. Very informative and a must read for all Snapper fishermen and women.
I have stickied this topic for all to see.
I have stickied this topic for all to see.
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Re: Handling Snapper
I remember seeing some fishing show using release weights to ease the impact of barotrauma by getting the fish back down to the bottom quickly (thus letting its swim bladder compress and while i'm sure still making the fish feel a bit crook, not killing it)
found this website from WA.
http://www.recfishwest.org.au/publicati ... eight.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
found this website from WA.
http://www.recfishwest.org.au/publicati ... eight.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- cheaterparts
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Re: Handling Snapper
The thing I found interesting was how shorter time in air after catching the fish it suffers so much
lets face it if you were to do the brag mat thing and photo a fish as well as unhooking the fish 30 - 60 sec is not out of the question before release
We have all swum fish off some take quite some time to come good but how many dont make it past 12 hours with gill damage or other problems you can't see
lets face it if you were to do the brag mat thing and photo a fish as well as unhooking the fish 30 - 60 sec is not out of the question before release
We have all swum fish off some take quite some time to come good but how many dont make it past 12 hours with gill damage or other problems you can't see
My kayak PBs
Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Re: Handling Snapper
cheaterparts wrote:The thing I found interesting was how shorter time in air after catching the fish it suffers so much
lets face it if you were to do the brag mat thing and photo a fish as well as unhooking the fish 30 - 60 sec is not out of the question before release
We have all swum fish off some take quite some time to come good but how many dont make it past 12 hours with gill damage or other problems you can't see
Great post, cheaterparts. This quote explains a lot
"After exhausting the fish and then holding them out of the water for 30 seconds, 38% of the fish died. Air exposure for 60 seconds led to 72% dying. This shows the dramatic impact of air exposure to an exhausted fish. "
Almost makes it pointless releasing an exhausted fish if it's been out of water for > 60s. (Unless legally required to do so)
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Re: Handling Snapper
I like the suggestion to hold your breath for as long as the fish is out of the water. While it certainly puts things into perspective, i'td probably lead to a lot of unconscious fishos littering our piers
Re: Handling Snapper
Releasing a fish requires morre than just throwing it back.
They need to be suported & 'swum' until they start to recover adequately.
There really is no reason why a snapper that is properly looked after can't be successfully released.
I've done it on many occasions myself.
They need to be suported & 'swum' until they start to recover adequately.
There really is no reason why a snapper that is properly looked after can't be successfully released.
I've done it on many occasions myself.
- Freakazoid
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Re: Handling Snapper
on topic....watched this today which i thought was interesting;
"Studies carried out by NSW DPI have demonstrated that Snapper are very resilient to the effects of barotrauma when released, provided they can get back down to depth. The most effective way to do this is to use a release weight.
The video shows a number of snapper caught from 25-35 metres and being returned underwater using a release weight and a pole mounted camera. You can see the last snapper visibly becoming thinner as the expanded gases contract as the fish gets deeper in the water column..........."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU3o ... 9990M#t=50" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Studies carried out by NSW DPI have demonstrated that Snapper are very resilient to the effects of barotrauma when released, provided they can get back down to depth. The most effective way to do this is to use a release weight.
The video shows a number of snapper caught from 25-35 metres and being returned underwater using a release weight and a pole mounted camera. You can see the last snapper visibly becoming thinner as the expanded gases contract as the fish gets deeper in the water column..........."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU3o ... 9990M#t=50" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;