03-17-2008, 10:28 PM
OK -- I'll tone this one down.
Everyone please look forward to learning something new every day. This is an educational opportunity.
It is no surprise that the fish was small. Fish are fish. Fish are NOT mammals or birds, and thus do NOT grow like mammals or birds. They never have, and they never will. Thus, age is not the determining factor in growth. Just because a fish is old, does NOT mean it should be large.
I urge all of you to read the following article. Please, please, please take a couple minutes to read it. (saber, I thought you already read this? Did you forget it already?) [url "http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/blueribbon/4-step_plan.pdf"]http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/...bbon/4-step_plan.pdf[/url]
Fishermen need to understand this concept if they hope to understand fisheries management. If you don't understand why this fish was small and old at the same time, then how can you understand any sportfish management policies? This is a basic concept that the majority of fishermen never grasp -- yet it's an easy concept to grasp.
Hopefully, no one has been offended by my post. I simply hope that some of you can understand and learn that fish are fish. They don't grow like us. Size is not a factor of age.
Tubedude -- your an old fish. Your also a large fish. I had hoped that you would have understood that an old fish isn't necessarily a large fish. My expectations for you were higher! I guess when you are placed on a pedestal, there is only one place to go: down.
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Everyone please look forward to learning something new every day. This is an educational opportunity.
It is no surprise that the fish was small. Fish are fish. Fish are NOT mammals or birds, and thus do NOT grow like mammals or birds. They never have, and they never will. Thus, age is not the determining factor in growth. Just because a fish is old, does NOT mean it should be large.
I urge all of you to read the following article. Please, please, please take a couple minutes to read it. (saber, I thought you already read this? Did you forget it already?) [url "http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/blueribbon/4-step_plan.pdf"]http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/...bbon/4-step_plan.pdf[/url]
Fishermen need to understand this concept if they hope to understand fisheries management. If you don't understand why this fish was small and old at the same time, then how can you understand any sportfish management policies? This is a basic concept that the majority of fishermen never grasp -- yet it's an easy concept to grasp.
Hopefully, no one has been offended by my post. I simply hope that some of you can understand and learn that fish are fish. They don't grow like us. Size is not a factor of age.
Tubedude -- your an old fish. Your also a large fish. I had hoped that you would have understood that an old fish isn't necessarily a large fish. My expectations for you were higher! I guess when you are placed on a pedestal, there is only one place to go: down.
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