@@BobAquatic launching the fish into the water after fight like that can injure the insides of a bass, just like hauling bass on/over rocks, and even more of a danger to the fish is they have not got oxygen back into their system. It's best to hold them in the water til they are ready to go. They usually give you a sign - like pumping/slapping their tail after they are done resting. But they can easily go belly up when they don't get a chance to rest and breathe after the fight on the line. And in cases where seals or sharks are around, it's basically just feeding stripers to them. They don't have the energy to possibly swim away and elude the predator. If you can keep them in the water while removing the plug, even better. And support their bellies - especially for larger fish. Then hold them in the water, ideally facing into the current, til they are ready to swim off. I know guys who have waited 10 minutes to let the fish go, because that was how long the fish needed to be strong enough to swim away healthy. I've held a fish for 5 minutes, letting it recharge. The tiny schoolies are a little more "hardy" if you will, rarely needing much time to take off after being landed, but the larger the fish and the longer the fight, the more time it usually needs. Some great sources for tips on releasing stripers well are the On The Water guys/staff, and My Fishing Cape Cod founder Ryan Collins, and the guys at Goose Hummock on Cape Cod. At least here in MA, we really work to help these fish as best we can, and it takes just a little extra effort/time to do it, but the chances of that fish living go way up and so all around it's a better option.
@@kyletnorman that was a schoolie and wasn't a long fight at all. Dropping them in face 1st allows for water to go through the gills. Every thing you said about reviving and care is not wrong. That location is on some pretty dangerous rocks so getting down to revive them isn't really an option sometimes. But be sure that if the bass really needed it Bob would have taken the time
Great analogy, gonna be naming all my bucktails Neil and Buzz from now on
Very cool ideas....will try to think about that going forward
Have fun out there!
This was a really interesting perspective, Bob, thanks for the info!
good to see ya back bro , 🙌🙌keep the great vids coming 🙌
Beast mode Bob.
Good info mate!
What basketball park is that?
What State do u fish in?
NY
The releasing of the fish are alarming. Way lower survival rate that way.
Please explain
@@BobAquatic launching the fish into the water after fight like that can injure the insides of a bass, just like hauling bass on/over rocks, and even more of a danger to the fish is they have not got oxygen back into their system. It's best to hold them in the water til they are ready to go. They usually give you a sign - like pumping/slapping their tail after they are done resting. But they can easily go belly up when they don't get a chance to rest and breathe after the fight on the line. And in cases where seals or sharks are around, it's basically just feeding stripers to them. They don't have the energy to possibly swim away and elude the predator. If you can keep them in the water while removing the plug, even better. And support their bellies - especially for larger fish. Then hold them in the water, ideally facing into the current, til they are ready to swim off. I know guys who have waited 10 minutes to let the fish go, because that was how long the fish needed to be strong enough to swim away healthy. I've held a fish for 5 minutes, letting it recharge. The tiny schoolies are a little more "hardy" if you will, rarely needing much time to take off after being landed, but the larger the fish and the longer the fight, the more time it usually needs.
Some great sources for tips on releasing stripers well are the On The Water guys/staff, and My Fishing Cape Cod founder Ryan Collins, and the guys at Goose Hummock on Cape Cod. At least here in MA, we really work to help these fish as best we can, and it takes just a little extra effort/time to do it, but the chances of that fish living go way up and so all around it's a better option.
Thank you
@@kyletnorman that was a schoolie and wasn't a long fight at all. Dropping them in face 1st allows for water to go through the gills. Every thing you said about reviving and care is not wrong.
That location is on some pretty dangerous rocks so getting down to revive them isn't really an option sometimes. But be sure that if the bass really needed it Bob would have taken the time