ducky wrote:haha, don't get your panties in a twist fellas. I was explaining why some use 50lb mono leader. It does make sense for those who run charter businesses etc. as for not being healthy for em? neither is the baseball bat/ikijime that meets them at the surface lol. I generally use 30lb leader on 6kg mainline whilst bait fishing ppb because I honestly don't think it makes much of a change to catch rates compared to the lighter lines.
As for catching and releasing and being sporting etc, I don't believe in it. If we get our bag we chase something else or come in. Too many fish die cos some anglers catch and release dozens of fish on a hot bite which release pretty poorly as most snapper fishing is done deeper then 15m in ppb. People have good intentions catching and releasing snapper but I prefer not to do it (unless the fish are sub 45cm in which case they go back)
That's actually a good point . I love to catch and release ... but ... if I sort of know/feel I have a big fish, I will do my best to bring up the fish not too fast , but also try not to tire it out to death fighting it forever with drag. That also depends on if I want a feed or not ! .
'Some' of these fish can be saved if landed and released properly. But, a lot of larger fish do come from the deep , and if brought up too quick they will pop their guts/get the bends from fast decompression, just like us getting the bends coming up too fast during scuba diving.
So like it or not , some fish are actually better off kept if they aren't going to survive anyway , better than them floating around dead on the surface. That's part of fishing , believing in catch and release or not .
I guess you could say , it's also my reason for liking to use semi light gear for the fish I'm targeting. Gives the fish a fighting chance of busting me off , also not too light that I have to fight it for ages with drag and tire it out, and also not to heavy on the gear that I can just scull drag it in from the deep.
Just enough to fight it , and land it (if lucky) in a decent time, and without fully tiring it out. Around a good 95% of the fish I catch and release survive and swim away happily I'de say .
Cheers , Rick.
