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numbskull · 03-03-2014, 05:57 PM

I'd advise against it.

I did it for a few years and Sauerkraut still does. Time out of water, however, is a major determinant of C&R mortality and tagging a fish in the summer is usually a death sentence even if it swims off.

I was also told some years ago by a biologist that random tagging such as recreational anglers do with the ALS has little or no impact on striped bass science. Tagging other species may be a different matter.

I had very few tag returns.
Getting them back into the water fast is the best policy.

03-03-2014, 05:57 PM	#3
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	I'd advise against it. I did it for a few years and Sauerkraut still does. Time out of water, however, is a major determinant of C&R mortality and tagging a fish in the summer is usually a death sentence even if it swims off. I was also told some years ago by a biologist that random tagging such as recreational anglers do with the ALS has little or no impact on striped bass science. Tagging other species may be a different matter. I had very few tag returns. Getting them back into the water fast is the best policy.