Last year, I put in zero effort (Had gotten married and just bought a house). Had maybe 20 keepers for the year, and kept 3. Percentage is really high due to not all that many fish caught (didn't fish many nights)
Year before I had at least 150 bass. Again, I kept 3. (2%)
I think that is reasonable.
C&R is the key to sustainability, along with preserving big baitfish like herring and bunker.
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