Thread: Too many shorts being caught

That and you better believe 75% of all the folks that come back to the ramp would miraculously have those 5 gill ripped fish

Lol

No faith in your fellow fishermen


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I wish they would outlaw using treble hooks. I know last trip out cranking, i let go personally 5-6 that were dead when they went back in. Bleeding, and the gills hanging out.

Originally Posted by tcounty

That’s really the only thing I’d change. It’d be nice to be able to keep 5 under 12”. Those 11” fish are tasty


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Think they tried that at first. Didn't work, as the "deep hooked rule" was abused by a lot of people.

Originally Posted by Nutbush

I wish they would outlaw using treble hooks. I know last trip out cranking, i let go personally 5-6 that were dead when they went back in. Bleeding, and the gills hanging out.

If you are that worried about it it's pretty easy to replace the treble hooks on a crankbait with regular hooks. You could even remove the front hook all together without replacing it with anything. No need to wait for a change in regulations if it is something you feel strongly about. You wont be able to make everyone do it but that's life. A wise man once told me that if you are ever confused about what you have control over just draw a circle around yourself, everything inside the circle is what you have control over, everything outside the circle is what you have no control over.

Originally Posted by BigKyd

If you are that worried about it it's pretty easy to replace the treble hooks on a crankbait with regular hooks. You could even remove the front hook all together without replacing it with anything. No need to wait for a change in regulations if it is something you feel strongly about. You wont be able to make everyone do it but that's life. A wise man once told me that if you are ever confused about what you have control over just draw a circle around yourself, everything inside the circle is what you have control over, everything outside the circle is what you have no control over.

That's exactly what the MDWFP recommends in their fishing reports!

Just use these and you don't need any hooks!

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I wonder if a slight increase in trolling speed would reduce the amount of gut-hooked fish?