08-18-2023, 04:14 PM
(08-18-2023, 02:09 AM)Therapist Wrote: Soi!! What happened to the mess of fish you caught?? After a full day on the water, did you stand at the sink and fillet all those fish after you got home ?? I used to see the same thing at Yuba when there were jumbo perch. Folks would take several hundred of them in a day, standing on the ice for 8-10 hours, drive home, and stand at the sink for another 3-4 hours filleting fish, I doubted it then and I doubt it now. These resources are NOT unlimited, nothing wrong with taking a mess of fish, but a 100 !! Get real folks, no one is going to spend 2,3,4 hours processing fish after spending 6-8 hours on the water !! I can't see taking more than 2 dozen of any species, any where. I have filleted 2 dzn strippers at Powell and that is no fun !! 2 dzn jumbo perch after 8 hours on the ice was not fun, I guarantee 100 white bass after 6-8 hours on the water is not going to get done !! Use some judgment folks, take what is reasonable and release the rest !!
I think that is a decision each angler needs to make on their own. Years ago I put a limit on how many fish I kept, not because I would not eat them, if I got more but because of the time it took to process fish like perch. What one person can easily process another might struggle to process. I don't think it's our job to try and decided how many fish another angler can process or use as long as they are legal, even if we don't like it.