05-11-2014, 08:32 PM
"Then if you understand that a pig has better genes than a juvie and the chances of more eventual pigs coming from the pig are way higher than a runt...that should sway your thinking as well. " Jimbo, you are off point on this. A juvenile may very well have the same genes as a larger fish, just 1 or 2 or 3 generations later. If a mama fish that is genetically superior, all of it's relatives carry those genes.
A trophy sized fish has most likely passed those genetics on to several generations of progeny. As far as keeping huge fish, it all depends on the mindset of the fisherman. I don't generally keep bass. When I fish for perch, crappie, bluegills etc, what I keep is dependent on the lake I am fishing, but generally those fish go in the bucket. they taste great, and since I never keep more than 20 or so, I am not hurting the population. In general you are right the best thing we can do for perch and crappie is keep a lot of them, as they overpopulate easily...
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A trophy sized fish has most likely passed those genetics on to several generations of progeny. As far as keeping huge fish, it all depends on the mindset of the fisherman. I don't generally keep bass. When I fish for perch, crappie, bluegills etc, what I keep is dependent on the lake I am fishing, but generally those fish go in the bucket. they taste great, and since I never keep more than 20 or so, I am not hurting the population. In general you are right the best thing we can do for perch and crappie is keep a lot of them, as they overpopulate easily...
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