Bycatch restricted species

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wem21
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Bycatch restricted species

Post by wem21 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:17 am

Hi all,
What are you meant to do if you hook a restricted fish without meaning to do so?
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Re: Bycatch restricted species

Post by Basti » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:32 am

unhook it with as much care for the fish as you can, and return it. keep it in the water if at all possible. cut the line as short as possible if gut hooked
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Re: Bycatch restricted species

Post by wem21 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:08 pm

Thanks
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Re: Bycatch restricted species

Post by smile0784 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:35 pm

Catch and release ans gentle as possible
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