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I don't think the 9% mortality number is that far off. The average fisherman doesn't put the same effort into safely releasing bass that most of the guys on this board are going to. I think we are in a small minority when it comes to all C&R anglers. I don't fish the canal but have heard plenty of stories from those that regularly do that make me wonder how many fish survive. I do fish the breachways in RI often enough and always see guys stepping on fish to remove hooks and then throwing them back into the water (if they clear the rocks) from the top of the jetty. I don't think even close to 9% of those fish are surviving.
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