Holdover C & R Survival Rate

[maddmatt]

Originally Posted by cow tamer

Do you think that holdovers are stressed to begin with and that catching and releasing them results in a lower survival rate?

holdover bass??

or trout?

either way in cold water with high oxygen u have little to worry about

[numbskull]

The survival rate on lure caught striped bass at temps below 60 degrees is near 100%.

It is catch and release in warm water (above 70 I think) that does the vast amount of damage. Then again at least 50-70 % of those fish do better than those sold for food.

[afterhours]

Originally Posted by numbskull

It is catch and release in warm water (above 70 I think) that does the vast amount of damage. Then again at least 50-70 % of those fish do better than those sold for food.