Catch and Release Fishing
Catch and release is a form of recreational fishing where releasing the fish (catch) is believed to be a technique of conservation. After capture, the fish are returned to the water before they are totally exhausted or otherwise injured.
Effective catch and release fishing requires minimal handling of the fish to prevent unnecessary stress, unintended injury and the harmful removal of the fish's protective slime layer. The use of barbless hooks when practicising catch and release should be encouraged.
Barbless hooks can be purchased from several major manufacturers or can be created from a standard hook by crushing the barb(s) flat with needle-nosed pliers. Although some anglers still avoid barbless hooks because of the perception that too many fish escape, their use reduces injury, reduces handling time, and increases survival. Frequently, fish caught on barbless hooks can be released without being removed from the water.
Carpfishing is one of the best-known Catch And Release techniques.The carpfisher avoids injuries on the carps by using special spheric baits called bolies. These baits are available in such a huge range of colours and flavours it's hard to know which is best. Carp anglers are willing to spend lots on boilies in hope that it will put a carp on the bank which is of a substantial size.
Boilies are boiled paste baits, usually combinations of fishmeals, milk proteins, bird foods, semolina and soya flour, which are mixed with eggs as a binding agent and then boiled to form hardish round baits which will last in the water.
A photo as a souvenir
before releasing the carp
Colourful Boilies
A boilie
on a barbless hook
