Gronks would still pillage the smaller pinkies even if they did increase the size limit. They're easy to catch and judging by the number of times you see some plonker on social media posing in front of a bunch of tiny fish they've kept it must be keeping them happy.
smokin_reels wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:29 pm
frozenpod wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:12 pm
No as the release survival rate is low due to barotrauma. Best to keep some to eat then move on rather than continue to catch and release.
huh? i was fishing in 4-5m, there isnt much BT there.
Side note, what depth does BT start????
15-20m or so I thought, with bigger fish apparently being more sensitive to it.
In WA if you're bottom fishing in anything deeper than that you need to have a release weight on board to quickly return fish to depth and improve the survival rate.