Rockfish Re-Compression Tool

[the fog ducker]

Did a bit of scrapin this year , taught by the best : ) ,

hooked and brought up a few critters to be as Pretty as OBH , with the odd Large thing sticking out of its mouth, and on occasion , a few with pertruding eyeballs ta boot... this caused by negative pressure ,

I always felt bad by releasing the few that would ultimately turn into $hithawk chit...

here is a tool to help get those fish back down to there home , and re compress ,
spoke to the man himself back east , good ole USofA, nice guy , ordered a few for next year ,

this is a old post i found , worth reposting i thought.. slick easy ta use rig...

cheers

link http://www.sheltonproducts.com/SFD.html

FD

 

[Bushbear]

Here's another link and quick set up that will do the same thing. We all probably have some large jig heads around. If catching a lot of rock fish, it is best to have a dedicated rod/reel for the set-up to save time.

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingSportFishingInfo.rockfishconservation

 

[the fog ducker]

ya thats a good way too , nice ta get this out there , always felt bad for the little buggers floating away,,

i like the SFD product because you can install one on a rod that is being fished ! no dedicated rod needed , install it above ur lure !!!

Slick

FD

 

[the fog ducker]

\"I\'m not talkin bout pleasure boatin or day sailin......I\'m talkin bout DRINKIN for a livin\"- Captain Quint

Lmao Sculper...............wtf are ya talkin bout Willis...

RockPile Fishin...

fd

Are you talking about for rockfish you have caught accidentally while fishing for salmon after you have caught your rock fish quota?

 

[the fog ducker]

Incidentals while Hali fishin...lol

fd

 

[Sculpin]

Incidentals while Hali fishin...lol

fd

I get it now . There are some more elaborate ones out there as well.

http://www.westmarine.com/1/1/11290-catch-release-recompression-tool.html



Cheers,
Sculpin

 

[lorneparker1]

you mean you arent supposed to just whip them across the water to the eagles?

 

[adrianna3]

Best way is to put two big trebbles in the back and try for a lingcod.

 

[Island Fish Lifter]

you mean you arent supposed to just whip them across the water to the eagles?

Lorne! Thats hilarious! I cant stop laughing!

 

[tubber]

Here's one more made from a spreader bar to use with a downrigger. I wonder how well they see once their eyeballs bulge. Probaby best to move spots once you're getting close to limited on rockfish if searching for halibut.


http://www.reelfishingadventures.net/Extra Pages/theputembackfishrelease.html

 

[Hali killer]

I wonder how it would work with a yellow eye with the eyeballs bugged out and its swim bladder sticking out about a foot. Does it just release a dying fish 60 feet down?

 

[Time]

I like the Alaska approach Bugbear links to:
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingSportFishingInfo.rockfishconservation

Sorry Lorne, been there, done that, laughed a lot in the past and now, seems to have been a waste.

 

[Fisher_dude]

There is another tool out there that you insert into the fish just behind the pectoral fin, and it vents their buildup into the air and they swim away. Can't seem to find a picture.

 

[the fog ducker]

nice ta see a few people interested in this, i always feel bad about seeing a floater ,so have my friends ...
i watched a video with guys using a weighted milk crate and camera , sending fish down with even severe bulged out eyes ,
and a a few that looked like serious **** stars , with a camera directy placed above the crate ,
you seen the fish completely re-compress to normal , even the eyes ,
do what ever makes ya feel good i guess about ur release ,
id rather give em a fighting chance...

later

fd

 

[the fog ducker]

the needle used to release the trapped air , is called Venting , from what i read , sounds like a , NOT very
advised method , causes bacterial disease , in most cases they eventually die , again , only what iv'e read...

FD

 

[MILLERTIME]

Have been using downriggers to decompress cod ever since I learned that the little bastards live to be 150 years old and don't reproduce till 35 years.

I unclip the spreader bar and put the rod line into the release clip first then about a foot of mono with a small hook thru the lip then I let it down to the bottom and use the rod to pop everything off.

Always wondered if they survived but the info here seems to indicate that they do.
Good info.