MS Tourney - Decisions To Be Made

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by ecduzitgood

Not to rain on the parade but that is my beef with catch and release. No end to hooking fish and 1 in 12 die after being released. For instance with the Striper cup tournament if I catch a fish to weigh in on Monday I am done fishing until next Monday. Less fish hooked equals less impact overall.
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Well, you would need to catch and release 12 fish to equal every one you keep.

[ecduzitgood]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Well, you would need to catch and release 12 fish to equal every one you keep.

That's true but weighing in does limit the amount of fish hooked and time spent fishing, kind of a limt if you will. Catch and release goes until a person is exhusted, which to me means more fish hooked. Last Tuesday I took one for the table but going by the average mortality rate of my releases I probably killed 5 others...it was an amazing day but very few of size so I carry some guilt myself.
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