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- Title
Effects of hook type on injury and capture efficiency of rock bass, Ambloplites rupestris , angled in south-eastern Ontario.
- Authors
Cooke, S. J.; Barthel, B. L.; Suski, C. D.
- Abstract
Injury rates, hooking efficiency, and mortality in rock bass, Ambloplites rupestris Rafinesque, angled using circle hooks and three conventional hook types are compared. Circle hooks have only recently been introduced to recreational fisheries and differ substantially from other hook designs. Unlike conventional hooks, the point of a circle hook bends back towards the shank of the hook such that the point is perpendicular to the shank. Circle hooks have been touted by angling media, conservation organizations and tackle manufacturers as effective tools for minimizing injury and mortality of fish while maintaining capture efficiency. Differences in total length, depth of hook penetration, and relative hooking difficulty values among different hook types are compared using a one-way analysis variance followed by a Tukey post hoc test.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; CANADA; ROCK bass; MORTALITY; FISHING equipment; AMBLOPLITES
- Publication
Fisheries Management & Ecology, 2003, Vol 10, Issue 4, p269
- ISSN
0969-997X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2400.2003.00329.x