BULL RED FUN

Bay Pirate · 12-01-2009, 08:19 PM

My goal here is just to offer suggestions for handling the Bull Reds at this time of year, have fun and successfully release our spawners to do what they came here to do! No offense meant to anyone who handles them another way!

These Bulls, both females and males are easy to tire, and damageespecially when using light tackle:

<LI>Do not hang the big bullsby a boca or other device in a vertical positionfor any extended period, take a quick weight if you want, but support the fish in a horizontal position as much as possible, especially the belly area! Unlike the smaller reds, the stress to the BULLReds insides when hung by the mouth is very damaging!</LI><LI>Use WET hands or even a WET towel is OK to protect their outside skin/scales!</LI><LI>Don't grab his/her gills or gill plate and hang him/herand damage them.</LI><LI>Take quick pic if you want,then putthis fish back in the water as quick as possible</LI><LI>Be sure to revive them, you can do this by hooking them with a boca in the mouth, set them in the water, and move them in arotating, and circularforward motion to wash some water over their gills for a while, once revived, set them free! NOTE- this make a few minutes depending on how over-worked the fish may be!</LI>

Examples:GOOD

NOT GOOD

Happy fishing and have fun, but lets keep'em alive tomake redfishing better than ever for 2010!

MAXWELL · 12-01-2009, 08:39 PM

AMEN BROTHER, We can finally agree on something!

ul412al · 12-01-2009, 08:55 PM

Good points! You may add that when putting the fish back in the water, be careful not to drag it "backwards" forcefully. This can stress the fish also.

Bay Pirate · 12-01-2009, 09:18 PM

Quote:

ul412al (12/1/2009)Good points! You may add that when putting the fish back in the water, be careful not to drag it "backwards" forcefully. This can stress the fish also.

Your 100% right,i poorly worded that and have corrected!

60hertz · 12-01-2009, 09:20 PM

Thanks for the pointers BP!

12-01-2009, 08:19 PM	#1
Bay Pirate Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,510	BULL RED FUN My goal here is just to offer suggestions for handling the Bull Reds at this time of year, have fun and successfully release our spawners to do what they came here to do! No offense meant to anyone who handles them another way! These Bulls, both females and males are easy to tire, and damageespecially when using light tackle: <LI>Do not hang the big bullsby a boca or other device in a vertical positionfor any extended period, take a quick weight if you want, but support the fish in a horizontal position as much as possible, especially the belly area! Unlike the smaller reds, the stress to the BULLReds insides when hung by the mouth is very damaging!</LI><LI>Use WET hands or even a WET towel is OK to protect their outside skin/scales!</LI><LI>Don't grab his/her gills or gill plate and hang him/herand damage them.</LI><LI>Take quick pic if you want,then putthis fish back in the water as quick as possible</LI><LI>Be sure to revive them, you can do this by hooking them with a boca in the mouth, set them in the water, and move them in arotating, and circularforward motion to wash some water over their gills for a while, once revived, set them free! NOTE- this make a few minutes depending on how over-worked the fish may be!</LI> <P align=center>Examples:<P align=center>GOOD<P align=center><P align=center><P align=center>NOT GOOD<P align=center><P align=center><P align=center><P align=left>Happy fishing and have fun, but lets keep'em alive tomake redfishing better than ever for 2010!<P align=left> __________________ [SIGPIC][SIGPIC]

12-01-2009, 08:39 PM	#2
MAXWELL Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 202	RE: BULL RED FUN AMEN BROTHER, We can finally agree on something!

12-01-2009, 08:55 PM	#3
ul412al Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 512	RE: BULL RED FUN Good points! You may add that when putting the fish back in the water, be careful not to drag it "backwards" forcefully. This can stress the fish also.

12-01-2009, 09:20 PM	#5
60hertz Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pace Posts: 630	RE: BULL RED FUN Thanks for the pointers BP!

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