06-03-2011, 11:25 PM
I think the concern is that those fish are 30-40 years old in some cases. The reasoning there: is that it takes 30-35 years to produce a fish that size and it only takes 1 day to kill them. Especially during certain times of the year, these fish are not difficult to catch - in fact they are pretty vulnerable.
Now does that merit letting them all go? That could be debated to death. Nowadays replica mounts are so much better and cheaper I think most people would rather save the resource (the lakers) and get a replica. It is a win-win for you and the fish.
Plus there are some very strong changes going on with the lake - the introduction of burbot will really change the landscape. I don't know if it will effect the macks as most people tend to think... but it will have some impact. I think since the burbot introduction the catch and release crowd has just stepped up and become more vocal.
As long as it is legal - do what you want. We can make choices for ourselves. Right?
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Now does that merit letting them all go? That could be debated to death. Nowadays replica mounts are so much better and cheaper I think most people would rather save the resource (the lakers) and get a replica. It is a win-win for you and the fish.
Plus there are some very strong changes going on with the lake - the introduction of burbot will really change the landscape. I don't know if it will effect the macks as most people tend to think... but it will have some impact. I think since the burbot introduction the catch and release crowd has just stepped up and become more vocal.
As long as it is legal - do what you want. We can make choices for ourselves. Right?
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