What do you believe in?
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wolffishlover;4237131; said:
Once again, bowfishing would fall under CATCH AND KEEP! You can't release a fish that's just been shot with an arrow, I don't know why that's so hard to understand?
TStephens;4235940; said:
Yes I don't pass up a nice size crappie either. I don't fish for them but every once and while ill get one on a spinner bait!
for me i throw back pretty much everything freshwater besides mabye a trout here and there, and for saltwater i will keep whatever i am eating
There has been a huge catch and release movement in California for LMB for years now. Nobody keeps bass here unless they are a noob and don't know what they are doing.... I actually get pissed when I see someone catch a nice bass and keep it, I know that makes me an a-hole but I can't help myself. Once I actualy took a bass off this asian dudes stringer and let it go, but I saw him snag it on the tail on purpose while the fish was holding up in it bed. I mean who does that?!?! Snags a fish thats protecting it's fry then decides he's going to keep it. Yeah eff that. It may sound smug, but because of that California has taken over the title from Florida as the place to catch monster bass.
I'm not a huge angler, and when I do go fishing it's usually because I want to eat what I catch. I release non-target catches, of course. If you're a sport-only angler and you think that makes me a jerk, well, back at you.
One thing to keep in mind is that catch and release does not automatically help fish stocks. In many waters the larger fish species have few major predators other than humans; if none are being taken, you get dense populations of smaller fish that are more vulnerable to disease, as well as shifting dynamics throughout the food web. And of course if too many are being taken that hurts the population too. That's why science-based management of fish stocks is important.
I would be thrilled if everyone who caught a largemouth in California or a peacock bass in Florida or a rainbow trout in Tennessee would keep it. They don't belong there. It's not as though those areas lack native game species. The game agencies' and anglers' love of transplanted sportfishes is very unfortunate.
One thing to keep in mind is that catch and release does not automatically help fish stocks. In many waters the larger fish species have few major predators other than humans; if none are being taken, you get dense populations of smaller fish that are more vulnerable to disease, as well as shifting dynamics throughout the food web. And of course if too many are being taken that hurts the population too. That's why science-based management of fish stocks is important.
I would be thrilled if everyone who caught a largemouth in California or a peacock bass in Florida or a rainbow trout in Tennessee would keep it. They don't belong there. It's not as though those areas lack native game species. The game agencies' and anglers' love of transplanted sportfishes is very unfortunate.
dcorreia;4240040; said:
that does really make you anything but a good person to throw back a bass i mean bass are the national symbol for freshwater fishing pretty much if you know what i mean and yea id throw it back and hey the ending of your quote caught me lol i mean theres monster bass anywhere but i catch big bass in my home state: Michigan.
Tstove15;4239807; said:
haha yea i catch some good size trout..lake trout being specific speaking..usually at least 12 lbs
