"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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No left turn wrote:

Think about it.
Gut hook a fish or break off a trophy and rest assured it hasn't
just received a death sentence.

If the idea of gut hooking fish bothers you, don't use bait. If the
fish breaks off, I seriously doubt it's a death sentence. I've caught
fish with hooks still embedded in their jaws, and I'll bet most ROFFians
have too. Some ROFFians have even told of catching a fish with their own
fly embedded in its jaw. (I.e., the fish broke off yet continued to feed
and took a fly a second time.)

'Cause I don't believe most fish survive waiting for a standard hook
to corrode, lets keep this thread on the topic of corrosion
please.

Sorry I couldn't help there. Since I don't believe that most fish die
waiting for a standard hook to corrode, I think you have a solution
looking for a problem.

HTH.


Chuck Vance

Chuck, I'm not in a ggogling mood but it seems I recall this subject making
the rounds a few years back. However, around that time I had read an article
in a magazine, addressing this very subject.

Firstly, of the things I read, most did not address the use of hemostats - I
don't know that I've ever hurt a fish, no matter how deeply hooked, when
I've had my hemostats and indeed will not fish without them.

Anyhow the article summarized by saying that foul hooked fished did not
suffer the mortality one might expect. And that it might even be better to
leave a portion of line attached to the hook ( if the fish must be released
with hook) in order to help keep the hook from sliding crosswise in the
throat.

Secondly, secondly, . . ah well, lost my train of thought.

john