tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.comments2012-11-14T22:04:28.420-05:00Fly & Light Tackle AnglerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.post-36859393159837023382012-08-05T05:44:08.740-04:002012-08-05T05:44:08.740-04:00Barbless hooks or with bent down barbs make a rele...Barbless hooks or with bent down barbs make a release quicker and the need for a "death grip" to control a hooked fish is reduced.<br /><br />Richard KernishAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192342129589514296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.post-36060600467371183382012-07-03T15:37:27.186-04:002012-07-03T15:37:27.186-04:00TestTestMike Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05961426492479057022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.post-65951808857901514292012-06-21T18:20:09.916-04:002012-06-21T18:20:09.916-04:00Sure Sam. If you click on the link it takes you to...Sure Sam. If you click on the link it takes you to the YouTube link which is in HD and you can view full screen on your computer. <br /><br />http://youtu.be/l48hkkulZ8Q?hd=1FLTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160555788400454210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.post-68036558710301256412012-06-20T13:39:27.032-04:002012-06-20T13:39:27.032-04:00Is there a way to look at a larger version of this...Is there a way to look at a larger version of this? It's looks interesting, but I can cover the entire page with my thumb. :-\<br /><br />-SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.post-75355246033391196712012-06-06T10:30:17.747-04:002012-06-06T10:30:17.747-04:00Mike, I concur with your suggestion and I have bee...Mike, I concur with your suggestion and I have been educating my clients to fish smarter on out-of-season species. My clients still and the thrill of the hunt and knowing that a quick release from a single hook lure will enable our stocks to stay health.<br /><br />Capt Rob<br />Somethin Fishy ChartersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.post-26325897120922284612012-06-05T21:57:46.570-04:002012-06-05T21:57:46.570-04:00I prefer single hook jigs anyway! Nothing worse th...I prefer single hook jigs anyway! Nothing worse than hooking a fish and bringing it in with one hook in the top lip, two in the bottom and his mouth clamped shut.<br /><br />-SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.post-62869819307608807642012-06-04T17:14:13.130-04:002012-06-04T17:14:13.130-04:00I just read the commentary that was offered by Dr....I just read the commentary that was offered by Dr. Bob Shipp about the upcoming recreational red snapper season. Dr. Shipp is not telling the whole story. What Dr. Shipp is failing to acknowledge is that the large number of snapper we are seeing now are derived almost exclusively from the strong 2004-2006 year classes that soon will be aging out the fishery, that is of course if we don't fish them so hard that too few make to age 10 or so when they become less vulnerable to the fishery. In fact, if the Gulf Council would recognize this and take measures to protect these year classes, this would go a long ways towards rebuilding the age structure of the population, thus hastening recovery. In my more that 20 years of experience with Gulf fisheries management I have seen fishers go through this 3 times now. Recall that following the strong year classes in 1989-1990, and again in 1999-2000, allowable catches were ratcheted up as these year classes moved into and through the fishery. In both cases catches were increased to >9 million pounds, after which catches fell, as did bag limits and allowable catches. It is always much more difficult when we have to ratchet down the catches, as we will inevitably have to do again in 3 or 4 years. It seems as if we should have learned to deal with the problems associated with strongly year-class dominated fish species, but alas it appears we will never learn. I would also point out to Dr. Shipp that in the most recent Status of Stocks Report to Congress by NMFS published this year lists Gulf red snapper as being overfished and that over fishing is occurring.Jim Cowan, Professor, Louisiana State Universitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424009391474545382.post-60287854594731861772012-05-02T07:42:46.036-04:002012-05-02T07:42:46.036-04:00Let the big ones go.Let the big ones go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com