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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Put 'Em Back
Killing large fish is purely selfish. Release them and someone else can have the same joy of catching it. Remember, a large fish is relative to where it lives. On some Smokies streams it may be a 10 inch fish while on other streams it may be an 18 or 20 inch fish. Plus, those are the good genes that we want to see passed on when we are talking wild fisheries. Just saying...
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My personal rule used to be anything over 2 lbs. went back and anything on a fly rod went back. Now I've gone to total C&R since my wife and I rarely eat fish, so I don't keep any.
ReplyDeleteMark, good to see others appreciating catch and release as much as I do. I'm like you in that I think keeping some fish is not bad, but only if they are going to be used. The people who take home a limit every time just so it can get freezer burn are the ones who leave me shaking my head...
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