Tips & Tactics

that catch more fish, more often

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• Be decisive about which fish to release.
• Don't play fish to total exhaustion.
• Keep the fish upright in the water.
• Use a glove or cradle, not a landing net.
• Handle fish minimally with wet hands.
• Use a gag & hookouts to remove hooks.
• Cut off deeply imbedded hooks or lures.
• Resuscitate fish until it struggles.
• Do not "hang" fish vertically for photos.
• Do not cull fish from a stringer.

Fisheries Conservation