11-14-2010, 04:36 AM
I was on youtube a little while back and was scanning some fly fishing videos when I came across this particular one. I was surprised at how long the fish were held out of the water and tried to make a kindly, yet helpful, comment on the length of time the fish was out of the water.
I was under the impression that it can greatly reduce the survivability of the fish, but I may be mistaken on the real effects this action may have. I was wondering if anyone could share studies they have found. I browsed a bit trying to find some studies supporting proper catch and release techniques, but I couldn't find anything. I just wanted to check if I was out of line in my suggestion because apparently I'm not supposed to judge if I'm not on location(according to the poster of the video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0woCO0UK8w
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I was under the impression that it can greatly reduce the survivability of the fish, but I may be mistaken on the real effects this action may have. I was wondering if anyone could share studies they have found. I browsed a bit trying to find some studies supporting proper catch and release techniques, but I couldn't find anything. I just wanted to check if I was out of line in my suggestion because apparently I'm not supposed to judge if I'm not on location(according to the poster of the video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0woCO0UK8w
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