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CA Regulations / Re: Is RF open?

« Last post by bbt95762 on Today at 10:36:10 AM »

Quote from: polepole on Today at 07:28:43 AM

All depths, all fish, no matter what the appearance.

Even fish caught in <10 fathoms have a higher survival rate of descended vs surface releasesed.

For instane, CDFG uses a 21% mortality rate of Quillback caught in <10 fathoms and released at the surface. When a descender is used, the mortality rate is 9%. They make no distinction on the physical appearance of the rockfish.

-Allen

wow! good to know

General Talk / Re: How often do you wash your outerwear?

« Last post by SmokeOnTheWater on Today at 09:23:34 AM »

Quote from: solsrf1 on April 22, 2024, 11:58:24 PM

I’ve always tried to rinse all drysuit, dry tops, bibs, wetsuits and booties after each use. This will greatly extend the life of your gear. Sometimes I just use the hose and spray them down, but for heavier fish goo, blood and stank I like to fill up a bin with water and then add some wetsuit/drysuit shampoo from McNett and let soak before hand washing inside and out-then hang dry. I highly recommend a great product that I periodically like to add into the water as a deodorizer that was formally called Mirazyme and is now sold under the label Revivex Oder eliminator. Worth every penny!

This is combo right here. The McNetts shampoo is great, but that Mirazyme works wonders on stank wetsuit and socks/booties.

CA Regulations / Re: Is RF open?

« Last post by polepole on Today at 07:28:43 AM »

Quote from: Medson on April 22, 2024, 09:24:28 PM

While I realize we need a descending device, at what depth do you need to use it for the fish to survive?

All depths, all fish, no matter what the appearance.

Even fish caught in <10 fathoms have a higher survival rate of descended vs surface releasesed.

For instane, CDFG uses a 21% mortality rate of Quillback caught in <10 fathoms and released at the surface. When a descender is used, the mortality rate is 9%. They make no distinction on the physical appearance of the rockfish.

-Allen

CA Regulations / Re: Is RF open?

« Last post by AlsHobieOutback on Today at 07:11:55 AM »

Quote from: Medson on April 22, 2024, 09:24:28 PM

While I realize we need a descending device, at what depth do you need to use it for the fish to survive?

In my experience around 70-100+fow is where I've brought fish up that bloated and needed to be descended with a device.

Fishing Tournaments and Events / Re: April 20, 2024 - Handline MBF @ ARW

« Last post by solsrf1 on Today at 12:06:38 AM »

Congrats Kiel! Helluv a slab on a handline!!Good to see all you guys and looked like a lot of fun. I’ll have make sure too join you guys next time.

General Talk / Re: How often do you wash your outerwear?

« Last post by solsrf1 on April 22, 2024, 11:58:24 PM »

I’ve always tried to rinse all drysuit, dry tops, bibs, wetsuits and booties after each use. This will greatly extend the life of your gear. Sometimes I just use the hose and spray them down, but for heavier fish goo, blood and stank I like to fill up a bin with water and then add some wetsuit/drysuit shampoo from McNett and let soak before hand washing inside and out-then hang dry. I highly recommend a great product that I periodically like to add into the water as a deodorizer that was formally called Mirazyme and is now sold under the label Revivex Oder eliminator. Worth every penny!