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SeaQualizer — Shallow - 30'-50'-70'

SeaQualizer — Shallow - 30'-50'-70'

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Three release settings — 30, 50, and 70 feet — for the water where barotrauma starts: state-water reefs, nearshore wrecks, and live bottom. If you pull snapper, grouper, sea bass, or sheepshead out of anywhere from about 60 to 140 feet, this is the SeaQualizer sized for your drop.

Clamp the jaws onto the fish's lower lip, send it down on a weighted rod or handline, and the device does the deciding: at the pressure of the depth you dialed in, it opens and the fish swims off. No tugging on the line, no counting line out, no judgment call in a sloppy sea. The clamp holds the whole way down, so the fish can't kick free at the surface and float off before it has recompressed.

Every SeaQualizer is engineered to release at its set depth or slightly shallower — the design deliberately errs shallow, not deep — so you can set it close to the bottom without planting a fish in it. The reasoning behind that one-sided design is worth two minutes: how SeaQualizer release depth works.

Non-puncturing. Reusable trip after trip — rinse it in fresh water and it's ready to ride in the tackle bag until the next float shows up boat-side.

It depends on the size of the fish. A good rule of thumb is 1 lb of weight for every 5 lbs of fish.
Each SeaQualizer has three selectable depth settings. Turn the plug until the split ring aligns with the screw head, push to your desired depth marker, then turn back to lock.
A descending device returns fish suffering from barotrauma safely back to depth so they can recompress and survive.
The SeaQualizer is pressure-activated and automatically releases the fish at depth — no guesswork, no yanking.
No. It attaches externally and releases cleanly without puncturing or hooking the fish.
Depending on the model, between 30 and 300 feet.
Most agencies recommend descending over venting. Venting requires skill and can cause organ damage if done incorrectly.
Yes. Legal and encouraged in many regions. Some fisheries now require a descending device on board.
Absolutely. Fully reusable, corrosion-resistant, and designed for repeated saltwater use. Rinse with fresh water after each trip.
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From the Blog

Learn more about barotrauma, which species are most at risk, and the science behind why descending works.

Device is currently in the SHALLOWEST depth setting. Click the RIGHT arrow to move to the MIDDLE depth setting.