Wrasse kill or Release

[GEORDIE H]

release every time mate

[bigroppa]

They make good eating, especially in stews and curries as the meat holds together. I do take them if im fishing a match, otherwise they are released. Again we have an argument of anglers keeping size fish they have caught but just take a look at what the inshore gill netters catch, they get hundreds of wrasse stuck in there nets, which are mainly just dumped if they cant sell them for pot bait.
The club I fish in now also offers a choice when it comes to wrasse, if you have a witness from the club next to you, the fish can be weighed, photographed then released and still count towards your match total. Personally, I eat them so don't mind taking a couple.

[Uk BfG]

we used to release them but the smaller ones we used to use as life bait for bass. and believe me they work had some corker bass using live bass.

[FISHERMAN]

Never caught one b4. If I did I let it gan ne point in keeping them coz I wudnt eat it they not my cuppa tea.

[phill_itofish]

Release

[Paddlesac]

I've not caught one yet but regardless, I'd release if and when I do catch them.

[codseeker]

lovely fresh caught straight off the bone
but seriously ive never kept or eat one allways go back asap with less stress caused as possible

[Blanked again]

Release every time for me. It would be good for the clubs to take the lead on this issue & ban them at weigh in's.

[sammy talbot]

6lb (65 cm ) returned safe n sound , some people do , not against keeping the odd one for the table

[sammy talbot]

Was supposed to quote Marco but am a complete numpty when it comes to technology

[jarrowviking]

The ballan wrasse is my favourite fish to catch, hard fighting, great looking fish that take a very long time to grow to a good size. For these reasons I give them the respect that they deserve and put them back 100% of the time. I really hate to see pics of dead wrasse on the internet and I would also really like to see all wrasse banned in competitions to.

[blackrat]

Give them Bail !!

[lambtonworm]

They make good eating, especially in stews and curries as the meat holds together. I do take them if im fishing a match, otherwise they are released. Again we have an argument of anglers keeping size fish they have caught but just take a look at what the inshore gill netters catch, they get hundreds of wrasse stuck in there nets, which are mainly just dumped if they cant sell them for pot bait.
The club I fish in now also offers a choice when it comes to wrasse, if you have a witness from the club next to you, the fish can be weighed, photographed then released and still count towards your match total. Personally, I eat them so don't mind taking a couple.

we have no control over the gill netters and there practices Chris,what we can do is protect our sporting fish,if Wrasse packed on weight like our white fish species and were shoaling tidal fish then there would be no debate,the fact remain that wrasse are slow growing,resident fish that are territorial and once wiped out could take years to be re - established,personally Ive had good Wrasse during matches in SW Scotland and always returned them but that is a decision made by myself,only the individual can decide the value of a species to them,a 20lb bag weight of Wrasse would be approx 80 years of combined growth which would have won very little at the time.

[barnacle bill]

Picture and release.

[moocher]

its not so much the species but its growth rate like stated a 3lb wrasse is approx 15 years old,there is nothing worse than seeing in a Angling Magazine something like a 8lb wrasse with its captor all smiles not knowing the thing is around 40 year old and way beyond any eating value its destined for the bin ..

hi mate im with you on wrasse , but what about the plaice it has about the same growth rate as the wrasse and is a fish in decline. but you see them killed all the time. a 1.5 lb fish that you can not get a decent fillet off is regarded as a good fish by some.