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What type of ARC Dehooker do I need?
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How to properly use ARC Dehooking Devices
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When Handling and Releasing Fish, Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals, or Sea
Birds
Proper handling and release techniques and tools will vary slightly from
species to species, type of gear and terminal tackle, type of bait (artificial
or natural), fishing location (boat, dock, shoreline, pier, lake, stream,
pond, or ocean) weather conditions, angling experience and expertise. Aquatic
Release Conservation will generalize proper handling and release techniques
in order to cover most types of catch and release fishing with safety for
the released catch and angler being the priority. Each angler will have
a slightly different manner of safe release and variations are expected.
Planning Your Trip
Familiarize yourself with pertinent fishing regulations for the species
you plan to catch. Make sure you have the proper tools (Dehookers, measuring
tape, camera, and pliers). Use barb-less hooks or bend down the barbs on
regular hooks to release fish quickly. Use strong enough tackle and land
the fish quickly to minimize metabolic stress. When appropriate, replace
treble hooks with single hooks to reduce handling and injury.
Handling Your Catch
Set the hook as quickly as possible to avoid deep swallowing of the hook.
Do not overplay the fish. A steady consistent retrieval of the catch further
reduces stress. Avoid removing the fish from the water. 15 seconds is the
maximum time out of water. If you cannot avoid using a landing net, use
only knotless nylon or rubber nets. Avoid touching the fish. Removing the
slime (protective) barrier can cause infection. Minimize thrashing of the
catch by controlling the line with the De-hooker's pigtail.
Removing The Hook Quickly And Carefully
Use a Dehooker for smaller fish hooked in the lip or foul hooked in the
body. Use a Dehooker for fish that are caught on lures or with treble hooks.
Use an ARC Dehooker for hooks imbedded in the mouth, throat, or esophagus.
Use an ARC Dehooker for larger fish, single hooked in lip or foul hooked.
A fish can be resuscitated by moving it back and forth to force water through
the gills.
The ultimate success of catch and release fishing will be determined by
the proper handling and release skills, techniques, and Dehookers used by
anglers and fishermen. Quickly and carefully removing hooks further reduces
hook wounding. Leaving the fish in the water and not touching them reduces
metabolic stress and infection. Post-release mortality can be greatly minimized
by conscientious anglers and fishermen who become stewards of the environment
by practicing efficient and effective catch and release habits. Transferring
the technology and techniques to our future generations is the key to successful
fisheries conservation.
Post-Release Survival
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, bycatch
is defined as fish that are harvested in a fishery, but are not sold or
kept for personal use, and includes economic discards and regulatory discards.
Bycatch does not include fish released alive under a recreational catch
and release fishery management plan. The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires NMFS
to minimize bycatch and bycatch mortality, to the extent practicable.
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Copyright © 2008 Aquatic Release Conservation
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