BAITNH 16 Posted May 29, 2018 I have had some problems releasing kings in the heat of the summer bringing them up from 40ish degree water to 70ish have tried holding the tail and working the fish. What have you done to have success doing this ? How about a fish cradle ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chesapeake 11 Posted May 30, 2018 I have used a lip gripper, tied off to a cleat. After a few minutes they are usually swimming with or faster then the boat. If not they go in the box.Sent from my SM-G955W using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifishy 34 Posted May 30, 2018 I do the same works well Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bandrus1 86 Posted May 30, 2018 Water goes backwards holding them by the tail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mercury25 1 Posted May 31, 2018 X2 on the grip works awesome 99% of fish bolt off after 5 minutes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xxx 307 Posted May 31, 2018 13 hours ago, bandrus1 said: Water goes backwards holding them by the tail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reeleyz 19 Posted July 10, 2018 It is nice to see people releasing fish instead of stacking them in the freezer only to get tossed in a year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drebs12 17 Posted July 10, 2018 X3 on the grip. found a cheap rapala lip gripper on sale for $6 on Fish USA a while back. I tie it to 6 ft of para-cord and then latch with a carabiner to a eye bolt on the boat thats close to water level (happens to be the spot my trailer boat buckle attaches). let the fish swim in the oxygen rich prop wash while I clean up and redeploy rig. usually by the time I'm done with that the fish is kickin good and ready to go back down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sk8man 598 Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) A main consideration is what you do BEFORE placing them back in the water after bringing them in. Folks often forget about the hot floor of the boat, struggles to net them, bringing in after real long fight on long set-ups, and placing hands or fingers in the gill areas while holding them up vertically for pics and then wonder why they didn't make it. They require care at each step along the way at this time of the year especially and if these things are unrecognized or ignored it leads to poor release results regardless of the method used. Edited July 10, 2018 by Sk8man 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BAITNH 16 Posted July 10, 2018 good point there the less handled the better off they are 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifishy 34 Posted July 11, 2018 The grip is nice because you can use it to hold without touching the gills also I like to get them towing than clean the deck and set up a pic that much less time out of water Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ski-dooz 13 Posted August 27, 2018 Where can you buy them? Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BAITNH 16 Posted August 27, 2018 just about anywhere your local bait and tackle shop should have something Share this post Link to post Share on other sites