Conserve our fish stocks

2025-12-23    -Pat Burn

This assists fish survive from barotrauma after being hauled up from over 30mtrs.

Funcional

2026-01-20    -hector lira

Muy practico y de fácil uso, me permitió liberar una buena cantidad de peces

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Requirement for Reef Fishing In Florida - Check Your State Regulations!

2026-02-01    -Jon C.

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.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good device

2025-12-30    -Tommyyamaha

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.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good device

2026-02-10    -Tommyyamaha

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.

Ideal for a bottom fish release.

2026-01-15    -Amazon Customer

Stainless steel with high quality

5.0 out of 5 stars Great device to comply with regulations

2026-02-05    -John W

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

Ideal for a bottom fish release.

2026-03-03    -Amazon Customer

Stainless steel with high quality

It actually works, and it works very easily less harm to the fish and I bought three of them

2026-02-12    -Michael Marceau

It is the least expensive and safest way to return bottom fish to the ocean safely so they can survive

Conserve our fish stocks

2026-01-04    -Pat Burn

This assists fish survive from barotrauma after being hauled up from over 30mtrs.