Catch and Release

[bunker dunker]

Oh No,not Again!!!!!!!

[sternline]

Originally Posted by Joey Dah Fish

I was wondering why I see so many dead stripers pics on all the posts. I personally practice catch and release do pictures thrower back kinda thing. I was wondering what the ratio is between guys who catch and release and guys that keep what they are entitled to keep. I have no problem at all with guys keeping there limit just wondering how we stack up? Answers would be appreciated. I will bet there are as many catch and release guys as there are guys that go for food. Just wondering

Thanks, Joey, for starting this thread. This is a discussion we need to have.

[dfish28]

Originally Posted by capt richie

for a second i thought i was on bass barn....

lmao!!

[Harpoon]

Originally Posted by Joey Dah Fish

I was wondering why I see so many dead stripers pics on all the posts.

Because its an advertisement thats why. Go down to your local dock where you have a charter boat and ask him face to face why the pics?

[Chris1129]

I keep what I am entitled to if I have a good day of catching.
I pay decent money to fish party or charter boats and my family enjoys to eat the fish.
Anything left over goes to neighbors who love to eat fish and appreciate it when I give them some meat. Nothing ever goes to waste.

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by capt richie

for a second i thought i was on bass barn....

We'd be inundated with terrible, non-fishing related ads if it was...

ZIIIIIING!!!!!

[Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by bunker dunker

Oh No,not Again!!!!!!!

LOL I was wondering the other day when this would start up again. Anyway I don't get out that much. So I'll keep my limit of smaller fish. 28 to 35" fish are delicious. Don't have a bonus tag. Nothing goes to waste either as leftover fish not eaten within a couple of days are vacuum sealed. Seems to be a huge body of nice sized fish out there this fall which we didn't have the past few falls, for the past decade it was more of a spring time run of bigger fish.

I think we have a great fishery more from this fish being a non sale fish here. I don't really know if other states practice that.

[muskynut]

The bottom line is this, if every boat that goes out every day harvests fish after fish, YOU WILL see a decline and be facing another moratorium like in the 80's.......Capt. Dave Vollenweider

[PeteyHD]

Originally Posted by Chris1129

I keep what I am entitled to if I have a good day of catching.
I pay decent money to fish party or charter boats and my family enjoys to eat the fish.
Anything left over goes to neighbors who love to eat fish and appreciate it when I give them some meat. Nothing ever goes to waste.

I Second this! Plus I don't go bass fishing 5-7 times a week I might get out there 3-4 times a season for bass max. I prefer to eat other fish

[Baldguy01]

I Catch, swallow and release all my beers.....