rvr trolling lakers

[Chrisper4694]

trolled rvr with my buddy last friday hoping for some bows or browns but could only manage lakers. 7 in total ranging from 16"-23" we kept some of the smaller keepers for meals and to hopefully help grow some bigger fish in there. The pic is of the biggest one of the day 23", my personal best by 1", not much but i'm still hunting for that lunker laker.

I try to tell the hardcore 100% c&r every time guys...you will help the lake have more bigger fish if you keep some of the small keepers sometimes. The studies are out there! and that goes for bass too. you will help grow more big ones if you keep some 12-14" now and then and release the bigger ones every time. I never keep bass either but i will defend the guys that keep the smaller legal fish as long as they release the bigger ones.