10-24-2019, 03:01 PM
"There are a lot of Willardites who release a lot more than they catch...including myself." [Emphasis added.]
[#0000FF]You know I meant to say "keep". But when you factor in all of the "long line releases" (conservation catches) it can easily become "catch". And then there are the fish that I PURPOSELY avoid...by jerking the lure away from them before they can chomp down solidly enough to get hooked. Saves all the wear and tear of having to battle them in, net them, remove the hook AND THEN RELEASE THEM. A great conservation of effort, if you will. We count that as a pre-catch release.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]You know I meant to say "keep". But when you factor in all of the "long line releases" (conservation catches) it can easily become "catch". And then there are the fish that I PURPOSELY avoid...by jerking the lure away from them before they can chomp down solidly enough to get hooked. Saves all the wear and tear of having to battle them in, net them, remove the hook AND THEN RELEASE THEM. A great conservation of effort, if you will. We count that as a pre-catch release.[/#0000FF]
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