Leaving hooks in fish can cause unexpected problems!

[Spahill]

Originally Posted by bazzer

Small whiting that are hooked down deep rarely survive hook removal, best advice i can give is knock the fish on the head and discretely put it in a fish holdall, take them home and give to the cat or your neighbours cat, they love em.

Have to agree whiting don't go back well, at least feeding the seagull means there wont be lots of dead tiddler washing up on the beach.

Is there a minimum legal size for taking whiting?
The law won't discriminate between an undersize whiting or bass.

Incidentaly Bazzer do you take the hook out before giving it to your cat & leave it in for the neighbours