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Originally Posted by Mike P
As of yesterday, there were 242 bass weighed in over the course of the Derby. That's probably less mortality than a blitz day at the Canal. There were more albies weighed in than bass. 500 blues. I remember back in the 80s and early 90s when 2000 or more blues hit the scale. That's combined boat and shore.
I wish that more albies would be released, since they're not eligible for dailies. Actually, I'm not fond of daily prizes to begin with. I could never see the point of keeping a 15 pound bass just for a chance at a hat pin and a few bucks.
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Mike only three albies can be weighed in by any one participant during the entire derby. When the committee went from no daily, to only weekly prizes for albies the catch totals went way down. Most fishermen/women keep track of weight needed to take over a position on the leader board, and do not any longer weigh in an albie just to get their weigh slip. I did not weigh in an albie even though I had several fish close to third place. However, high mortality can occur when a hook is swalliwed by the fish as deep as the gills. On the flip side guys are starting to find out bass, and blues eat albie strips bottom fishing.