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Old 04-27-2014, 03:54 PM
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Depending on the study, 84-95% of bull reds survive at least 48-72 hours after being deeply hooked with a J hook. That's good enough for me, given that we release a lot more into the ice box than into the water, and given that we only deep hook about 30% with our fishing methods and J hooks. See:

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/mrri/in...rum/hooks.html
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