help with live releases
 

hey guys,can anyone out there help some of our buddies and members with this situation?alot of members pm me wantin ta know the best way ta keep a speck alive and what and what not to do when transporting her to the weigh in.lets shed some light on this and get these guys some pointers.the tourneys gettin closer each day and the more live fish released successfully, the better our fisheries will be. thanks guys and lets get some pointers out for the newbies!!!

#1 Keep them cool.....adding some Ice don't hurt if the waters are kind of warm.....Lots of oxygen ..... Also get them to the weight in station ASAP for the best results....

The cooler the water the better they will live!!! Being in March waters should be real favorable for trout to survive in the live well...


Jason this is a good topic....Thanks for bring it up..... Remember for the Saltycajun tournment we will take the names of everyone who weights a live trout to be released.... and enter it in a drawing for a 7ft Falcon rod with 200E7 Curado....Plus other things as welll......... Package is worth around $400

thanks for the info.cant wait.

I like to run my Live well more often than what timer goes! Also make sure my live well is clean before I go fishing because mildo can grow from the water left Inside from ur last trip!

Just my opinion, live wells make noise. Less noise more fish.

:rolleyes:

I fish to eat.

lmao:D

I don't blame ya Ray, they make noise but if I have a heavy fish I want to weigh I'm gona try my best to keep it alive so I can release it !

putting ice in your live well will dilute the saltwater, i freeze bottles of water and put one in everyso often to cool the water down. a clean live well, and cool water your set and a goo air pump or recirc.

Peroxide
 

A capful of peroxide will do wonders to help revive a fish that looks like she wants to go belly up. It will help recharge the O2 in your livewell.

I must have been lucky at the shootout last June, no ice, and I had my hands on the fish working him from west cove to CP and released alive.

guys, keep the lil tidbits of info comin...itll help some of our members ta make sure these fish are as healthy as possible to be released.if not, you KNOW jordan will fillet and eat a 8 pound trout!!

I ain't shy about eating fish either. I will stuff dat ting wit skrimps and eat it.

use a boga to handle the fish - no hands and no "w" towel. prevents loss of slime...

to be honest, with a 3 trout string, most will die by the time they are weighed in.

i wouldn't feel guilty about it, think about how many STAR kills each year. lol

oh, i agree bruce but i think if someone catches a hog,they should stop and run in ta give it the best chance ta be released(thats if the team members wanna release em alive):smokin:

If I were to catch a hog I would stop fishing to go weigh it !
Now for the tourny does all 3 fish have to be weighed alive to be entered into the drawing?

i have found that the W's will live a while in a cold livewell, the bigger fish just need more room to float and once they turn sideways it's tough to keep them green.

no!! if ya wanna weigh in a fish, you dont need three!!! just one will win ya a curado!!!!!