If the area I'm in has high potential for halibuts or fish that eats smelts I will keep it and nose hook it as live bait. In this case, 2 reasons why I released. Halibuts typically don't like hanging out in kelpy area where kelp grows from the sand all the way to the surface. The other reason is the smelt was too big to use as live bait. If I was in a sandy area where there isn't kelp growing from the ocean floor all the way to the surface then I would have used it as live bait. Kelp patty would be an exception because kelp patties don't grow from the bottom to the surface. They are roaming patches; therefore, live baiting smelts in kelp patty areas is good and I wouldn't have released it if that was the case.
Waow :D nice catches c:
Hey Steven, thanks for watching and your support.
"Wish I had that kinda luck catching females back in high school back when I was a teenager" lol
What is that 1% of the time that you don't release the smelt?😁
If the area I'm in has high potential for halibuts or fish that eats smelts I will keep it and nose hook it as live bait. In this case, 2 reasons why I released. Halibuts typically don't like hanging out in kelpy area where kelp grows from the sand all the way to the surface. The other reason is the smelt was too big to use as live bait. If I was in a sandy area where there isn't kelp growing from the ocean floor all the way to the surface then I would have used it as live bait. Kelp patty would be an exception because kelp patties don't grow from the bottom to the surface. They are roaming patches; therefore, live baiting smelts in kelp patty areas is good and I wouldn't have released it if that was the case.
Thanks for the explanation.
@@naldodook Thanks for watching and your support.