12-04-2017, 11:04 PM
I want to be clear, I don't hold it against anyone who wants to keep a big fish for food or the wall. I am truly happy for everyone who is having success this year. If they want to mount a fish or eat it that is great. I just think the smaller ones taste a lot better so I focus on those ones for food.
I will let the biologists do the science about how big these fish can grow and how old they can get. My understanding is that most die from obesity somewhere between 4 and 5 years old. So why do I release so many of the 25-27 inchers? I don't like to eat them as much as smaller ones, and I figure I can't catch a 30 incher if I don't release the 25-27 inchers.
On a side note my wife thought I should have kept that really big one my son caught to have it mounted. In hinddsight maybe she is right. I'll probably get a replica made someday of all my kids biggest fish from Henrys.
Good luck to everyone going after the big ones in the next few weeks. It will get more and more difficult as the weeds die and the oxygen levels diminish.
Windriver
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I will let the biologists do the science about how big these fish can grow and how old they can get. My understanding is that most die from obesity somewhere between 4 and 5 years old. So why do I release so many of the 25-27 inchers? I don't like to eat them as much as smaller ones, and I figure I can't catch a 30 incher if I don't release the 25-27 inchers.
On a side note my wife thought I should have kept that really big one my son caught to have it mounted. In hinddsight maybe she is right. I'll probably get a replica made someday of all my kids biggest fish from Henrys.
Good luck to everyone going after the big ones in the next few weeks. It will get more and more difficult as the weeds die and the oxygen levels diminish.
Windriver
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