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Old 01-15-2010, 10:22 AM   #3
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The survival rate on lure caught striped bass at temps below 60 degrees is near 100%.

It is catch and release in warm water (above 70 I think) that does the vast amount of damage. Then again at least 50-70 % of those fish do better than those sold for food.
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