07-05-2013, 03:27 PM
[quote johnboy83]I'm not quite sure what you just said?[/quote]
that's because you forgot to use the super-mojo decoding drop-shot decipher ring from your Cracker Jack box to unencrypt bassrod's message.
Next time, make sure to use it!
[quote johnboy83]i support any change that keeps 20-30 year old fish in the water. They are not replaced easily.[/quote]
How do you tell how old the fish is??? Further, why do you want old fish? I would much rather see large fish than old fish. Remember, with fish size is NOT determined by age. They are not mammals.
forget age. Think more about size. 20-30lb lake trout actually are easily replaced. And, who's to say that a 20-30 year old fish isn't only 19" long??
It's not age that you want to manage for, it's growth rates and size. That 30lb lake trout may not be as old as you think, and that 22" lake trout may be much older than you think.
I attached a nice report on Fish Lake lake trout -- it may help better understand what really happens under the surface.
Just a quick quote from the article:
that's because you forgot to use the super-mojo decoding drop-shot decipher ring from your Cracker Jack box to unencrypt bassrod's message.
Next time, make sure to use it!
[quote johnboy83]i support any change that keeps 20-30 year old fish in the water. They are not replaced easily.[/quote]
How do you tell how old the fish is??? Further, why do you want old fish? I would much rather see large fish than old fish. Remember, with fish size is NOT determined by age. They are not mammals.
forget age. Think more about size. 20-30lb lake trout actually are easily replaced. And, who's to say that a 20-30 year old fish isn't only 19" long??
It's not age that you want to manage for, it's growth rates and size. That 30lb lake trout may not be as old as you think, and that 22" lake trout may be much older than you think.
I attached a nice report on Fish Lake lake trout -- it may help better understand what really happens under the surface.
Just a quick quote from the article:
Quote:To reach larger sizes, lake trout must convert to a piscivorus diet. Individual fish that squeeze through this bottleneck quickly grow to trophy size. However, many smaller lake trout remain on invertebrate diets for their entire lives, some reaching old age.[signature]