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Luvit

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When we are reef fishing unfortunately some of the by catch  and undersize fish that have come from deeper water suffer with barotrauma. Some fish suffer more than others, the cod especially suffer. 

It’s a sad fact these fish founder on top of the water and are taken by other predators because they can get down. I don’t think popping the swim bladder fairs well for the fish, even if it does swim away. 

So to hopefully minimize the fatality rate and give them the best chance of recovery l made a simple release weight from a snapper lead and stain steel game hook. 

Last time we went out we were releasing snapper with a improvise one and it worked well. 

Here is a more refined model that can have the hook changed down the track via a screw. 

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Recessed the hook so it won’t twist. 

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Ground the barb off so when the person in the boat pulls it upwards the hooks slips out of the fishes jaw when once the fish is back at the same depth and pressure from which it came. 

 

Simple to make out of materials lying around and may save some fish. 

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