fish descending return device - Compact & reliable release device built for long life. No mechanical release to fail. Great for red snapper. Unlike fish venting tools fully NOAA compliant

Work well but three sets for my Corvette should’ve done it sooner

Works great!

As of April 2023, Florida requires any vessel targeting reef fish to have onboard either a venting tool or a descending device that's "rigged and ready for use". A descending device is also a requirement for reef fishing in Federal waters. In Florida, reef fish species include groupers, snappers, amberjacks, gray triggerfish, red porgy, sea bass, hogfish and tilefish.The issue is that, when you bring these fish up from deep reefs, the air in their air bladders expands and the fish becomes bloated. You'll often see these fish with bulging eyes and their stomachs pushing out of their mouths. If it's a fish that needs to be released, such as an under-sized grouper, for example, it can be very difficult, if not impossible, for the fish to descend back down to the reef while bloated with all that air.With the descending device, you simply attach a suitable weight to the device then hook the device to the fish from the top -> down. The weight pulls the fish back down to the reef and as the fish is pulled deeper, the atmospheric pressure increases, and the expanded air in the fish returns back to "normal".Because the fish is hooked on the (barbless) device from the top, a simple jerk up on the rod safely releases the fish from the device.I have not yet had a chance to test this specific descending device, but it appears well-made and I'm quite certain it will work as intended.Remember, it's not enough to have this device sitting in a tackle box when reef fishing in florida. It must be rigged and ready to deploy, so best to rig it on a cheap/spare rod and bring it every time you go reef fishing.

Very cost effective, easy to use and gets the job done also required starting this year in my area

Solid descending device. I have an old rod that I keep this rigged on for fishing in the Gulf of America to meet regulations. No signs of rust or corrosion

I fish perch in 50 to 60 foot of water on Lake Michigan. You morally can't release small fish because of the depth. I saw a Gulf of Mexico fishing show where if the fish was undersize or out of season they used a device to return the fish to depth so itwas could be released safely. I saw this item I purchased on Amazon and for $20 I thought I'd give it a try. I had two dinks that I returned. The first went down and released as advertised. The second went down but didn't release as I reeled it up. I could see it still on the device at 20 foot. It released at 20 foot and immediately swam back down. I watched to see if it would float back up. As far as I could see it did not. The Company that manufacturers this device clams a 80% successful release. I hope so.

Haven’t used it yet season closed for the winter rock cod .

Works well and way cheeper than the auto devices. Save money by getting this over the automatic devices. This won't break and will last years.