Thanks Aaron! Ya,..you sure don't want to be 'that' guy that everyone refers to now..
(Also don't ever think about passing off your 2nd
to your buddy either...)
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Originally Posted by Aaron&Julie
A very good reminder, Wade, for all those that are unfamiliar with that information. I'll add this, if you catch a legal, gaff it, or just put it on a clip, don't try to upgrade to a bigger size, you'll only be killing the 1st fish. Just sliding the game clip, stringer through their gills will be traumatic enough to kill the fish.If after you have one gaffed or kept, and a 2nd larger one comes up, even if by 10lbs or more, suck it up, and be a TRUE sportsman for the sanctity of our sport and that prize catch. If you can't leave it in the water to unhook it, cut the line and sacrifice a hook, even the expensive ones. If the fish swallowed down a jig so deep that you can't reach it, drag it's body out of the water as best you can and work on doing that fish as little damage as possible. That last scenario doesn't happen very often. It's okay, to continue fishing after you boated one WSB, maybe trying for a yellow, or barndoor. Just keep in mind, that most of us will find you quite despicable if you kill a fish just to upgrade to a larger model.Aaron
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It is also
VERY important that you save your White Sea Bass heads & turn them
ALL in to Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute!!!!! My very good friend Mike kayak caught a tagged Hubbs
a couple years ago right in LJ that was originially released in Carlsbad)
Its amazing how so many SoCal Anglers young & old alike, that have no idea about the amazing program our local Research Scientists are doing with the White Sea Bass replenishment program.
You can read more about the wonderful things going on over at Hubbs at the links below ..
http://www.hswri.org/Save_Your_White_Seabass_Heads.php
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http://www.hswri.org/media/White_Seabass_Handout_2b.pdf
"Beginning in 1986 scientists at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute started releasing cultured white seabass into coastal waters in southern California. Each fish is tagged internally in the cheek with a small, stainless steel coded wire tag (CWT). The purpose of this tag is to identify hatchery-reared fish from wild individuals. This CWT is not visible externally on the fish and can only be located by a specialized detection device. Some of the information obtained from tagged individuals includes their movement, diet, growth, and most importantly, survival rate. To date, we have received limited information, especially from legal-sized (≥28") individuals. This is where we need your help – we need white seabass heads!We would appreciate your help in saving and freezing
heads of adult white seabass with the stones/ear bines
intact. We will scan these heads for tags, and collect
the appropriate age and genetic stock information. To
facilitate data interpretation, heads should be bagged and labeled with your name, phone number, date and location of capture. Heads can be dropped off at one of the many freezer locations throughout southern California (see back side of this page). We will be checking and removing the heads from the freezers on a regular basis. If we do find a tagged fish, we will notify you promptly."
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