Thread: How many folks use a dip net and when ?

Lots more survive in warmer weather if released right away , in those tournaments they are handled several times and carried around in a livewell . Some fish like Stripers and Trout don't do well if fought to exhaustion when already under stress with warm water and low oxygen .

I was an avid bass fisherman before I started crappie fishing so I'm use to "boat flipping" fish. I do the same with crappie. I use a heavier rod with 10lb braid and #2 sickle hooks on my jigs and never have a problem.

# 1 got to find them"fish",2nd hook them "fish",3rd land em "fish","net or no net"4th clean um"Fish" 5th cook em"fish"LOL

I like the way you think Jackie

Chris

Originally Posted by D10

One more thing. Most injuries to fish result in a delayed mortality that may happen hours to days later. Just because a fish swims off, doesn't mean it will live long. There has been a lot of research looking at this with bass tournaments. Once the water Temps reach a certain temp (don't want to post the wrong temp) a very large percentage of tournament released bass die due to delayed mortality. This mainly happens in the summer. I suspect that it also happens to crappie caught in the summer. Luckily with crappie anglers, most of the crappie they catch, they don't intend on releasing. Something to think about when you are fishing during the summer.

Thanks for the good info Matt. I never catch enough during the summer to be willing to throw any legal size ones away

Originally Posted by kycreek

I'll keep my rubber coated net within arms reach just in case I hook something big, (Catfish, Bass, Drum or whatever) but normally swing most of them into the boat. Keeping that line tight is the key.

If I hook a drum, I am usually doing everything in my power to lose it and never have to touch it