07-24-2021, 04:55 PM
(07-24-2021, 12:28 PM)RockyRaab2 Wrote: It's a dilemma for me. I have a brand new boat that I really enjoy using, but dread the thought of damaging it due to low water conditions. Then there's the idea of driving all the way to Strawberry for fish I can't keep and wouldn't enjoy eating if I could. Frankly, I'd rather risk the Mantua Mafia and catch bluegill than pay the confiscatory launch fees at the Berry knowing I'd come home empty-handed. I am not a catch and release guy who only fishes for the tugs. I enjoy the tugs, but my childhood taught me that fishing is primarily a food gathering task. Let me put those years into perspective: we sought out and ate carp.I like to fish for all types of species, but In the end I like to eat fish as well. There are days I do the catch and release thing, but most trips involve putting a bag of ice in the cooler to cool down those fish I plan on taking home. Bass, panfish, walleye, wipers, cats both channel and bullhead, then the trout and kokes. They all grace the table at my house. I grew up eating trout and still enjoy it, only hate the pin bones.