10-15-2010, 06:30 PM
[quote FISHINTIZZ]So lets take a second and ask ourselves one question... How do fish get to be 14 pounds? What is it, 90% of a fishes diet at that size is other fish? So what I am wondering, is now that the chub are finally coming back and people are starting to catch some whoppers, how long is it going to last? How long before we ruin the lake again because people cant deal with catching a trash fish here and there? fish cant get big without forage fish to gorge on.
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I have seen the lake change many times, the chubs are a good thing if fish like that stay in the reservoir but with many trips with slot cutts I can see why someone would want to keep a big fish like that, lots of money and time to come across one that big. it's a wall hanger for sure. If I catch one that big it's going back to the depths though a picture on the wall is just as nice. I know I kept the big wiper and it will be on my wall but if I catch another one of that caliber it's going back in and I will make sure to get lots of pictures first.
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Chris.[/quote]
I have seen the lake change many times, the chubs are a good thing if fish like that stay in the reservoir but with many trips with slot cutts I can see why someone would want to keep a big fish like that, lots of money and time to come across one that big. it's a wall hanger for sure. If I catch one that big it's going back to the depths though a picture on the wall is just as nice. I know I kept the big wiper and it will be on my wall but if I catch another one of that caliber it's going back in and I will make sure to get lots of pictures first.
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