Couple comments on your comment: (1) Oregon fishing regulations require the use of a barbless hooks. Coho are rarely going to make it in the boat without barbs on your hooks--they rodeo like crazy and will rarely be landed by hand. (2) We are in the "hatchery retention" only period where every fish must be inspected before harvesting, as the only retainable Coho are hatchery-raised with a clipped adipose fin--wild must be released. (3) A net touching a fish that eventually gets released is far, far less likely to result in damage (mechanically or through disease transfer). We have no interest in endangering a wild fish destined for release.
Would be nice to actually see the fish.
Seriously, they posted a video of a close up of a guy's sweatshirt ... and never lifted the fish!
I like the rubberized knotless nets up here in puget sound. We cant keep nates either
Nothing says Oregon like trolling with a spinning rod.
Very much appreciate this comment, so few get how much fun these are done right..
Was it a fish
Put on a heavier leader and ditch the net, use lose sooo much fishing time digging hooks and fish out of a net.
Couple comments on your comment: (1) Oregon fishing regulations require the use of a barbless hooks. Coho are rarely going to make it in the boat without barbs on your hooks--they rodeo like crazy and will rarely be landed by hand. (2) We are in the "hatchery retention" only period where every fish must be inspected before harvesting, as the only retainable Coho are hatchery-raised with a clipped adipose fin--wild must be released. (3) A net touching a fish that eventually gets released is far, far less likely to result in damage (mechanically or through disease transfer). We have no interest in endangering a wild fish destined for release.