07-27-2015, 10:18 PM
Hey Fishslayer - every single Cut I caught at depth was exhausted in the few minutes it took to get them to the boat - lip hooked and they still would belly up if I did not revive them for several minutes. I don't net them and I always cut the line if they are hooked deep. I was not gut hooking them with powerbait, but that certainly does kill a bunch of them - I actually wonder if the slot limit is worse because the silver bullet boys often catch and 'release' (kill) more then their limit would have been but hey the crawdad population is boomin! Not really a big deal, I was able to revive them just fine, my point was more that they are just pretty fragile.
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