12-22-2010, 11:53 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I'm wondering where is the "documentation" that says trout mortality is automatic if you lay them on the ice. Knowledgeable ice anglers have been doing it for years and it is a regular thing on national TV ice fishing programs. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry, but I suspect it is a "subjective" thing promoted by folks who don't like to see their darling troutskis handled in any way other than how they handle them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Show me some numbers...from a reputable fisheries biologist...that says you shouldn't lay trout on the ice even for a couple of minutes during the release or photo process. Never seen it. But I do know seasoned anglers who do it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry, but I suspect it is a "subjective" thing promoted by folks who don't like to see their darling troutskis handled in any way other than how they handle them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Show me some numbers...from a reputable fisheries biologist...that says you shouldn't lay trout on the ice even for a couple of minutes during the release or photo process. Never seen it. But I do know seasoned anglers who do it.[/#0000ff]
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