Striper mortality

[piemma]

Great post Jenn. EXACTLY!!
This is why I stopped fishing for hold overs years ago and for schoolies years ago. Why do people think that just because they release a fish it lives?

It's stupid to fish for schoolies, in my opinion. All you are doing is injuring juvenile fish. I know, "it's my right and I am within the law." That doesn't make you conservation minded. All you are doing is satisfying a primal instinct to prove you can conquer an adolescent animal with a brain the size of a pea.

I'm sure this post will piss off a ton of folks. Tough ^^%$$&!

[wdmso]

This is why I stopped fishing for hold overs years ago and for schoolies years ago. Why do people think that just because they release a fish it lives?


for the same reason people think just because you CR they Die

.. the best you can do is attempt to minimize the damage you do cause.. type hooks barbs or barbless dont use trebles unhook the fish in the water or dont target them all will help reduce fish moritaly..

but we still allow gill nets seine boats fish traps and pollution all effect this issues but not all equally

[Clammer]

Paul , not getting into any issues with ya .

but why do you hit a little white ball & then go chase it ??????????
I realize its not the same but the reason is …………………………… you really enjoy it . same reasons

Me , I have fun catching schoolies …………….. sometimes I only go for 1/2 a hour .But that 1/2 may be just what I need for the soul .
large I fish from the 3rd week of may & thru June & then if they are there or not I,m done ,
when I,m fishing the dead of night of a flay calm .& a 20" slams a 3" weightless sluggo right out of no where ………… to me that awesome ………….
I know there is no correct answer to this subject …………………. It makes me happy & at this stage …..if I was having fun sitting on glass I would do it ><>

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Clammer

Paul , not getting into any issues with ya .

but why do you hit a little white ball & then go chase it ??????????
I realize its not the same but the reason is …………………………… you really enjoy it . same reasons

Me , I have fun catching schoolies …………….. sometimes I only go for 1/2 a hour .But that 1/2 may be just what I need for the soul .
large I fish from the 3rd week of may & thru June & then if they are there or not I,m done ,
when I,m fishing the dead of night of a flay calm .& a 20" slams a 3" weightless sluggo right out of no where ………… to me that awesome ………….
I know there is no correct answer to this subject …………………. It makes me happy & at this stage …..if I was having fun sitting on glass I would do it ><>

Mike, I understand and my comments were not directed at you.

I have seen guys on the West Wall and the Canal throw fish 30 feet. Bryan and I watched guys kick schoolies back in the surf at the Fire Beach because they were afraid to touch the fish. So my comments were directed at the nitwits who don't know to handle a fish. Sorry if you thought I was directing at you.

[Guppy]

You’d have a hard time convincing me that pulling a shoolie out by the lip , remove hoook and toss him back in is gonna kill him...
I’m not talking taking a bow and a picture just pull the hook and heave him in....

This is from memory,,,, :-)