11-03-2020, 08:44 PM
(11-02-2020, 05:50 PM)r2u2 Wrote:(11-01-2020, 09:45 PM)lovetofish Wrote: It baffles me on Cutts that are over the slot limit. When you catch 100's of Cutts that are in the slot and have to be returned to the reservoir why more Cutts are not caught that are over the slot limit. It seems that they reach a certain length and just disappear. I've had days where between the two of you catch well over 100 Cutts but rarely catch 1 over the slot. Makes no sence to me.
Now on the rainbows I have several places on the Soldier Creek side that I can catch more Rainbows than Cutts. I fish the Renegade area 90% of the time.
My thoughts on that are: When the fish is any where near the 22" mark it's killed and removed for show and tell. It seems to work that same way when there are special regs. on certain waters.
rj
Yep....that's exactly right. Slot limits just produce more numbers in the slot. Anything caught above it is so exciting and rare, that it's nearly always kept, so less and less bigger fish. Slots suck. Better to allow a small limit of cutts IN the slot (reducing over crowding and stunted growth), and not allow anything over 22" to be kept (no good for eating anyways, smaller ones are better). My 2 cents.