Catch & Release

[pointer]

One would think that if you did not put the bass in a live well, ride it around in a boat, then take it out and put it in a bag, dump it on on a scale, then dump it back in the lake it would have a higher mortality rate then if you quickly returned it to the lake in the best possible condition after being caught.

Allowing an angler to take home a dead fish is not a good idea either. Some anglers will inevitably decide that they don't have enough weight to win the tournament but that seven lb. bass they caught today would sure look good on their wall.

I don't know you at all but you need to quit posting. You're making entirely too much sense.

[jpm537]

I am relatively new to fishing (bank fished for 2 years and less than a year with my first boat) but I do not see that there is that much of an issue with a lack of fish from a high mortality rate. I know that I am spoiled at my home lake of Cedar Creek but there are tons of fish there, they range in size from: as my daughter would say "Ah he's a baby he needs to grow up:0) to "Oh my god! Please don't come off! Please don't come off! and the pressure there is insane! I think the current system (KY F&W creel, size and slot limits) works great. I am a true believer on a personal level of catch, photo, and release but I have no problem with anyone who keeps a legal catch. I'll end by saying that Cedar Creek is my church and I am closer to god there than I am anywhere else. I do ask that everyone strive to keep our respective churchs clean by not throwing trash and damaged plastic baits in the lakes. This is much more destructive than keeping fish. Be safe and enjoy every moment of life

[sweetwater]

I don't know you at all but you need to quit posting. You're making entirely too much sense.

Thank you, but my husband can't make me be quite and it's highly improbable that anyone else could either. lol