Reposted Deep Water Bass Release system w/ URL

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Comment by Mark Wells on March 26, 2009 at 10:13am

My question to those of you catching/releasing bass caught from deep wate: How do you really know they're surviving after you fizz them? What about the ones that come back up but to far away from you to see them or after you leave the spot?
I've caught many deep water fish and now I don't do it for bass. We all practice CPR and hope for many of them but I can't see any reason to yard these fish up from their deep winter haunts when I can't be sure they're going to survive to make it back down. Might be a good time of year to fish for something else.

Comment by C-RIDE on March 20, 2009 at 11:40am

Seems like a lot of work. You would have to have a rod set up just for doing this only. I havent had an issue with fish if you get them back in the water quickly. Its just when you have to put them in the livewell that you would have to fizz them. You can point the fish downward and give it a good shot into the water to help it get down quickly. Just dont make it belly flop! lol. I haven't ever had a problem with bass when I do it this way. Perch are another story. They blow up like a balloon if you catch them deep.

Comment by Eric DeLay on March 19, 2009 at 11:03pm

I guess it would work. If you release deep caught fish immediately you rarely have to fizz them. Once they make it down a couple of feet they have no problem getting back down. The problem is when you put them in the livewell the air bladder has time to bloat up. They can't even right themselves in the box if you don't fizz them so I doubt the deep release would be the answer for tournament fish.

Comment by Chris Blandi on March 19, 2009 at 10:11pm

Weighted milkcrate ?

Comment by S Hwang on March 19, 2009 at 4:03pm

Are you talking about those clip systems they use in the salt to put down rockfish?

Comment by Ken Day on March 19, 2009 at 3:35pm

How do you plan on release them deep.