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Hit my 1000th cast
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(04-08-2023, 03:20 PM)TubeDude Wrote: Nice.  Don't let the pseudo-ecologists beat you up about keeping a spawning female.  Contrary to what some might tell you, they are still good eating and removing a few is not going to upset the walleye balance in Utah Lake.  However, a lot of us still release most of the fat females "just because" it seems like the right thing to do. 

Walleyes don't live more than 1/2 or 1/3 as long as catfish...and they grow bigger faster.  Your fish is probably only about 4 or 5 years old and the flesh should be prime...with no accumulation of PCBs or any other nasty stuff.  I have eaten a lot of big walleyes and have never found any to be less than fantastic.  And there are a lot more big spawning females than many might believe.  Just because few anglers catch them does not mean they are not plentiful.  The carp nets often contain quite a few of the big girls.  But when they get bigger they eat bigger meals than most anglers show them...with their wimpy jigs.  Although I have caught quite a few large ones on small jigs during the post spawn feedup time.

Agreed, well said.
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Hit my 1000th cast - by hook_sets - 04-08-2023, 10:18 AM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by Fritzfishin - 04-08-2023, 12:37 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by hook_sets - 04-08-2023, 03:15 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by 2knots - 04-08-2023, 12:44 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by Piscophilic - 04-08-2023, 01:28 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by TubeDude - 04-08-2023, 03:20 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by hook_sets - 04-08-2023, 04:34 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by Jig-fisher - 04-08-2023, 03:49 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by MWScott72 - 04-09-2023, 12:03 AM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by Therapist - 04-09-2023, 06:25 AM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by hook_sets - 04-09-2023, 09:57 AM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by Therapist - 04-09-2023, 03:10 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by wiperhunter2 - 04-09-2023, 07:12 PM
RE: Hit my 1000th cast - by hook_sets - 04-09-2023, 08:13 PM

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