Matt A. Poisett Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Handle the landing of a large fish ,say 40# plus ,take a pic , scales,ect ,,,,and releasewith a good feeling that all's well ? Your results may differ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albacized Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) Have everything laid out ahead of time and have confidence that you can handle those few tasks as quickly and safely (for both you and the fish) as possible...it seems more hectic than it should when you've actually landed a fish and you want to weigh.measure and get a pic, then hope for safe release...but in reality, it's only a few simple things you're asking yourself to do...I've been on both sides of being prepared/not being prepared and it makes a world of difference Edited May 30, 2015 by albacized StriperZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkah Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 I'll let ya know when I land a 40. StriperZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyblue34 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Fuggettabout the picture #335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt A. Poisett Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 The reason I ask is ,,,,someday I'll have this problem,lets git'er back ASAP. Looking for the best ,fastest way to take a pic and release, with no injury . Your results may differ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt A. Poisett Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Fuggettabout the pictureMaybe , Your results may differ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperZ Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Considering that I release most of the fish I catch, I agree with albacized, have everything laid out, even run through it. Basic rule, handle fish gently and get them back in the water as fast as possible. Luckily on a boat, you can have a bathroom scale and weigh yourself in gear and then it's dehook, step on scale, wait 5 seconds, get weight, pics for another 10 seconds, then back in the water gently, no tossing. Hold lower lip, move through water until they take off. So maybe 30-40 seconds out of water at most. Think how you would feel with no oxygen for 40 seconds. My two cents Like Chunkah, when I catch one, I will post the pics. I have yet to catch a 40. My best is about 28 pounds. It was caught on June 5th, 2011 or June 3, 2010. Both days one of the fish was 28lbs. Failure + A Good Excuse != Success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyblue34 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Matt, Perhaps it is a generational thing to take pictures and post them online. I just had to get on my kids about getting the table set when they would not get off of their Ino-Tabs . Sure pictures are great but they are not my top priority. The internal memories last a lifetime - just like that fire red sunset I watched this moring at Nauset. #335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccb Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Matt= cross that bridge when you get there. StriperZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 If you are releasing the fish after an exhausting battle, don't weigh it, and don't take a picture. Revive it and let it go, or keep it and you have all the time in the world. Just because it swam off doesn't mean all is well. By the time you fight it, weigh it, keep it out of the water to take a selfie, the fish has been through a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLap21 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) I only take photos if I'm fishing with a friend. Much easier to have them snap a pic while you're in the water with the fish. They get the camera ready while you're reeling in/unhooking the fish. Hold up for a quick pick then revive and release. I hardly think that extra ~5 seconds affects the fish. If it's a true cow, I'd get a length and girth measurement while the fish is in the water. I can live with that approximate weight. Not a fan of using the Boga style scales on fish that will be released.. Edited May 30, 2015 by TLap21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skitter Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Leave in water If possible quick photo Release when revived Listen to others bitch that they would have taken it!!!!......... Why did u let it go!! Mikx 1 (*member formerly known as 'Skitterpop') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intrepid95 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 This is why I've never understood why people sometimes give others a hard time about referring to fish in inches rather than pounds. I've even seen a therad about it right here on SoL... Well the reason I don't refer to my fish by weight is because I never took the damn thing out of the water to weigh it. If the situation permits, it's much easier to zip out the handy pocket tape measure while the fish is still half-submerged in the water on a bed of seaweed than it is to pull her up the rocks and manhandle her for several minutes trying to get the weight. Most of the time I don't even bother with that. No one believes me when I catch anything bigger than 30" anyways... Mikx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikx Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 If I'm not keeping the fish, it stays in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcow Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 If you are releasing the fish after an exhausting battle, don't weigh it, and don't take a picture. Revive it and let it go, or keep it and you have all the time in the world. Just because it swam off doesn't mean all is well. By the time you fight it, weigh it, keep it out of the water to take a selfie, the fish has been through a lot. ding ding ding. Nothing pisses me off more than a person who carries a fish up the rocks to take a pic and measure it. Than wonder why it went belly up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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