How to release perch without killing them?

[spoontang]

You either cut your losses and throw them back or keep some short ones. I don't think anyone will hold it against you either way. It is just a part of fishing. If the stomach is embolized, you can poke the end of it and hope for the best. If you tear stomach or gills out, they will die.

[MBLMIKE]

think positive, if you do throw back a few injured fish your feeding a hungry walleye, !