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small family
I keep a few fish/month. Most are in the 28"-32" range. 1 fish of that size feeds 2 people, 3 very large meals. I freeze the leftovers for cakes and chowder. Larger fish are just too big for a small family. Giving away fish to neighbors IMO 1/2 the fish are wasted because a lot of people do not cook fish at home. If I do keep a larger because of hooking issues, I will give fish to family and good friends that I know will cook and eat within 24 hours.
I caught a few small tuna in late July. I ate it every night. I gave 2 nice steaks to a good customer/friend and the steaks are still in his F%*&^%%$$ freezer. Frozen Tuna steaks, I wanted to kill him, but he gives me lots of $$$ every year.
This year I kept 2 fish in one morning due to deep hook sets and excessive bleeding. Both fish were in the 40" range. I called 10 friends and made a feast on the grill that same day.
1 fish a week is fine for my family. Some weeks I will release all because I need a break from bass.
Someday, I will keep my lifetime fish as long as it exceeds my father’s catch of a 64# bass in 1966. My mother just made him remove the mount from the living room after 39 years and made him relocate it to his office. I personally thought she was committing a mortal sin, however, dad has to live w/her.
90% of the large fish I catch will not be lifted out of the water. They are quickly unhooked, revived and splash water in my face when they are ready to go. If I have a fishing partner to operate the camera great, if not I have the memory store in my fishing side of the brain.
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