Large circle hooks and short leaders with fixed weights reduce incidence of deep hooking in angled adult red drum

Fisheries Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-120

  Beckwith Jr , George H ^a   Rand, Peter S ^b  

^a Down East Guide Service   (United States)

^b Wild Salmon Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch and release; Circle hooks; Deep hooking; Hooking injury; J style hooks; Recreational fishing; Red drum

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; FISHING; FISHING GEAR; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS;

EID: 10344225136     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2004.08.023     Document Type: Article

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