Do you ask/tell your customers at the beginning of the trip?
Lets face it, a lot of people on a bluefish packet are newbies or subsistence fisherman.
I would think that a quick 1 minute recourse over the PA on the importance of conservation,catch and release, the fact that most customers will not enjoy the flavor, would greatly increase the release rate without a gaff.
When I fished party boats I saw it all the time. Sacks of blues sitting in the sun, thrown in the trash..
