04-25-2021, 08:45 PM
(04-25-2021, 06:32 PM)Saltslam Wrote: Kudos to the guy who let it go. It takes forever for a fish to achieve that size. I showed a friend how I catch those larger fish last year and he later went back by himself and kept two over eight pounds. Breaks my heart I clued him in, only to have him kill fish like that. Especially when there are smaller ones if you're looking to eat them.I feel the same about wipers but that is mainly due to the fact that I don't enjoy eating them but smaller fish, like you said, are better eating IMO. Wish I could get a pic of that fish to post but KSL did not have one, other than the video they showed on TV. When you are fishing for them there, do you fish from a boat or shore?
I don't begrudge people keeping them on occasion, but it'd be nice for others to have an opportunity to catch such a fish themselves.