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Old 10-27-2017, 01:28 PM   #51
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Originally Posted by bobber View Post
DZ- my thought is that tens of thousands of miniature eels are scooped up out of the population every Spring, and that's starts the domino effect of having fewer and fewer eels to get bigger..... I'm not completely opposed to restrictions on taking eels in the later stages of life, but I think the greatest damage gets done by the wanton removal of the tiniest ones
The "tiniest ones" are the least likely to make it to spawning age.

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