Can't speak re. farts... BUT:
Bloo & Jen...
Here's MY belief:
Striper Catch & Release done MY way (plugging 98+% of the time): 98.5% survival rate minimally... for the competant & caring Caster!
C & R the gill- grabbin... Boga- (or lip- ) scale- weighing... long picture- taking session... and/ or the clam- baiting/ chumming ways... etc: 40% mortality rate or less...
Again: just MY confident belief about this... others here too I'm sure!
But your point IS: IF fishing... & releasing... you might as well accept & use 40% Mortality rate techniques & inconsiderate Bass- handling? NOT upgrade & strive for that 98% (potential) rate?
Nib... let the less nimble use a Boga to control Bass safely during landing all they want... advisable! Esp. if like you, they demand multiple trebles on most every plug they throw!
All I'M saying, IS don't lift any Bass bigger than maybe 10 lbs. by the lip completely out of water! By Boga or otherwise-- don't support a (big) Bass's weight that you're releasing, by its lip!
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