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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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Stumbled into something on Saturday and tried 'em out last night.

WHOO HOO!!!

http://tinyurl.com/f3hpy

In Pearl/Gray, they are very attractive to stripers - big stripers. I
was totally surprised.

Boated and released a ton of blue too.

Good times.

Those things are delicious with dijon mustard.

Somewhat related: I'm reading more and more info lately (and not from
anyone even remotely involved with PETA) that catch & release does not
work. The mortality rate may be MUCH higher than we've thought for many
years. It has no relationship, either, to whether you use barbless
hooks.


Mortality rate is lots less than catch and release into 350 degree oil.
Sure there is a mortality from C&R, and lots do not do a good release.
They abuse the fish when ripping the hook from the fish. The California
F&G has done a lot of C&R testing, and they do not see an excess amount
of loss.

I wonder how they tested.


Couple of different ways. one with tagged fish and another with salmon in
pens.