Fascinating video to watch, some nice catches and big up to you for returning many fish….does seem like the nets pretty much wipeout every size of fish though 🙁
I couldn't help wonder if the two turbot at the end of the video were 300mm or bigger. You could be heard saying "put them in the basket" - clearly they were not returned. If they were too knackered, after being tangled and untangled, I think it better that you took them and they were eaten, rather than dying when returned, even if undersized. If you don't know, the minimum size limit for turbot is 300mm. You could also be heard saying that you want to catch their "grandmother" - of course there would be more grandmothers if the size limit were greatly increased and fishing methods allowed for better targeting and very minimal handling of undersize fish (minimising fatality rates among returnees). Here in Cornwall good sized turbot are very much less common than they used to be but, now that the size limit for bass was increased a few years ago, the boats and anglers alike are catching a higher average size of bass (mind you, still not sure if there isn't too much fishing pressure on them).
