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Originally Posted by big jay
That's a solid take on slot limits.
One of my biggest problems with Stripers Forever is that they continually advocate for a slot limit that targets pre-spawn fish.
How anyone can argue that killing fish that haven't even had the chance to spawn once is conservation, is asinine.
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We have different definitions of asinine.
The reasons are three fold (or four):
1. Larger fish have dramatically more eggs. One dead 40 incher is like killing three 28"ers.
2. When the slot is small, about 50% of the harvested fish are males.
3. A harvest that selects for bigger fish will result in smaller fish over time. It has been documented repeatedly in population studies.
4. (the weakest of the three) there is a portion of fisherman who only keep a fish because it is big and they want to show it to people, not because they want it for food. Some of those people aren't going to keep a 27"er since it is less likely to impress someone.
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