Yellowtail Release

[chris138]

Still working on my 2017 compilation... but here's a little preview.

If your freezer/cooler is full, consider releasing some of these big healthy wintertime breeders! The "homeguard hypothesis" is gaining support in the fisheries community, and the big breeder you release could contribute to generations of LJ yellows in the years to come!

[MITCHELL]

Done....

[Iceman]

very cool!

[jorluivil]

[surfisher]

There is nothing better than watching big yellowtail swim away ... probably a better feeling than catching it honestly.

[Deamon]

Nice Chris!

[fishnfoool]

Originally Posted by surfisher

There is nothing better than watching big yellowtail swim away ... probably a better feeling than catching it honestly.

Go on a 3/4 trip out of san diego in the summer and you will see yellowtail swimming away all day long. You will feel great!

[NICKWORN]

Originally Posted by chris138

Still working on my 2017 compilation... but here's a little preview.

If your freezer/cooler is full, consider releasing some of these big healthy wintertime breeders! The "homeguard hypothesis" is gaining support in the fisheries community, and the big breeder you release could contribute to generations of LJ yellows in the years to come!

Nuff said!!

[YakDout]

Yep, just like a bass. They are pretty hardy fish and will almost always swim away. Unlike a wsb, black sea bass, and a few others.

[goldenglory18]

Good to hear. Thanks for the info!

[dos ballenas]

As noted above yes they are very hardy fish.

In New Zealand they have a tagging program where they gaff fish, tag them, and release them.... and from tag recoveries it seems many of them survive!

There was a small tagging program here for a while too....



you might recognize the pesky yakker in the background

[chris138]

Originally Posted by dos ballenas

As noted above yes they are very hardy fish.

In New Zealand they have a tagging program where they gaff fish, tag them, and release them.... and from tag recoveries it seems many of them survive!

There was a small tagging program here for a while too....



you might recognize the pesky yakker in the background

LOL Greg Andrew lurking in the sonar cone?!

I would love to have the opportunity to tag fish. I feel like it would be even more incentive to release more fish.

Having GoPro really helps when releasing too. I feel like even with the fish I keep, the video is the most valuable part of the equation.

[dos ballenas]

Originally Posted by chris138

LOL Greg Andrew lurking in the sonar cone?!

I would love to have the opportunity to tag fish. I feel like it would be even more incentive to release more fish.

The one and only....

Releasing is always a good feeling. I wish we had funds and time to keep tagging yellows. Sadly those days are over for now. One of the fish I tagged in La Jolla was recaptured over a year later.... in La Jolla. Just saying.

[taggermike]

As 2 whales said, YT are hardy.

Years ago I worked for the Hubba Institute.

We collected YT for brood stock. We fished off the Dolphin sports boat out of Islandia.
As I recall we landed 13 fish in the 15-20 lb range. We used big long handed soft nets to lift the fish, laid them on a damp towel to unhook them, then put them in the bait tank. The YT rolled over on to their backs and laid on the bottom just gilling gently.

Back at the dock we netted them again, ran them up to our tank truck, drove the short way to SeaWorld, netted them again, and put them in to round 12' diameter 3' deep tank. I kid you not, 2 days later they were eating. And within the week they would see us standing over the tank and come to us o be fed.
Of the 13 collected 12 survived. The 1 that died had been gill hook and came in bleeding. But I think it still lived a week. Mike

[chris138]

Originally Posted by taggermike

As 2 whales said, YT are hardy.

Years ago I worked for the Hubba Institute.

We collected YT for brood stock. We fished off the Dolphin sports boat out of Islandia.
As I recall we landed 13 fish in the 15-20 lb range. We used big long handed soft nets to lift the fish, laid them on a damp towel to unhook them, then put them in the bait tank. The YT rolled over on to their backs and laid on the bottom just gilling gently.

Back at the dock we netted them again, ran them up to our tank truck, drove the short way to SeaWorld, netted them again, and put them in to round 12' diameter 3' deep tank. I kid you not, 2 days later they were eating. And within the week they would see us standing over the tank and come to us o be fed.
Of the 13 collected 12 survived. The 1 that died had been gill hook and came in bleeding. But I think it still lived a week. Mike

That is a rad story thanks for sharing.

[FullFlavorPike]

Meanwhile a 'dine can't live for more than thirty-eight seconds in my bait tank...

Jacks must just be hardy like that. "Spanish" macs are related to yt, and they are little survivors, too.