AndyS509
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Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
I am just curious on average how many fish do you keep a year. I am 100% catch and release unless something freaky happens and the fish dies which is not very often. Just wandering what you guys do
Andy
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
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I have a feeling this thread is going to get ugly
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 15:41:01
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mmm. %? how bout a personal, general, decision... like ===================================== IF ITS bleeding/dieing and legal I keep it IF ITS a walleye 15-20" I keep it IF ITS a Pike 24"-33" I keep it IF ITS a Catfish 15"-22" I keep it IF ITS a panfish 7-11" I keep it IF I'M completely out of fish, I start keeping fish IF MY kids want to keep a legal catch, we do IF I'M pretty sure it IS or real close to the STATE record fish, I keep it That way, your catch decides what you keep... Why %??? that said... the only person that has a *&!* right to tell me what to keep (or offer opinions that I would obey) are the fishing buddies I fish with, my wife and the state. 
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 15:41:25
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Andy, just release them anyway. From what i've seen, as long as they swim out of your hand you have released it alive and you can say ,like everyone else ,that you let them all go. 95% of the guys I see, let them go if they are bleeding, held out of the water for 3 minutes for pics or dragged up on the rocks. Anyone who thinks ALL the fish he lets go [the 100% C&R guys]live ,is only dreaming and fooling himself.....WF
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 15:50:31
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Legal Walleyes get a ride in the cooler, ditto with Perch and Crappie if they are over 10 inches, or if they swallow hook/bleeding. Usually one or two Steel get traded in at Poor Richards, rest are returned.
I dont keep Bass and not a fan of Bluegills/Pumpkinseeds so they are released as well. Only keep cats if there is gonna be a family fish fry. Pike are released and I've never hooked a Musky, but it too will be released. Pelletheads are quickly released as well though I dont target them
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 16:17:44
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Depends on the species for me. Bass - released Muskies - released Pike - released Crappie - keep a few Bluegil - released Perch - keep Walleye - keep Steelhead - keep a few trout - release mostly, kept a few salmon - keep a few I think I've done my part, so I eat the ones that are tasty to me.
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 17:12:04
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I toss all of the "top feeders" up into the weeds to rot and die.
Carp are released to live another day.
4 out of 3 people don't understand fractions.
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 17:30:47
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TROUT....100 PER CENT RELEASE...CRAPPIES, KEEP THE NICE ONES FOR A MEAL..RELEASE BASS...
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 18:32:58
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steelhead 1-2 per year for the smoker.
Wall-hangers mayyyybee.
Everything else C & R.
Illegitimis Non carborundum
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 19:05:29
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bass. nope cats.nope pike.nope.musky.nope crappie.once in a while.perch.yep walleye.yep hybrids.yep white bass.big ones.trout,sometimes.al the rest go back,fishing is a great pleasure,to catch and to eat.
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 20:16:01
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ORIGINAL: KingKool
I toss all of the "top feeders" up into the weeds to rot and die.
Carp are released to live another day.
Hehe Nice!!! Carp are smaller this year gotta be them **** bass.
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/16 21:11:57
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i only fish for fish i plan on eating walleye, crappie, bluegill, perch, and the occasional steely. so i do keep them. panfish i keep based on the panfish enhacement rules, bluegill 7inch and crappie 9 inch. i do not fish for bass, catfish, etc because i don't want to risk injuring the fish cause i am not going to eat it. just my opinion
REMEMBER HOW MUCH FUN YOUR FIRST BIG ONE WAS. TAKE A KID FISHING
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/17 01:09:55
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i only keep panfish if i catch a mess of em' if i dont catch alot the cage keeps them alive i release them i kept 3 trout this year just b/c we camped along the nesh. creek, a legal walleye is fryer bound, 1 steelhead each trip for the freezer and friends take the fish. pike, bass, musky, catfish, carp, all release, although a 45+'' pike, 50+'' musky, 36+'' steely, or 12#lm bass, 7# smallie..i have wall space....plus i paid for my license,i have no problem with keeping fish
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/17 11:34:03
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It depends on who I am fishing with and if they want some fish.
It also depends on where ? The # rivers and their tribs, no walleye get eaten from there.
But I would say I'm a 99% C&R trout angler. The very few I keep are either going on the wall cause are trophy size or ones that would have died from being gut hook (early season powerbait on bottom) fish. These I don't worry too much about because they re-stock prior to opening day and it's only a few each year.
But on the streams I reguarly fish, I let them go.
It's about personal choice, every angler has the legal right to catch & keep their limit when they go fishing. Even if we don't agree with it, its still their choice and it not against the law.
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/17 11:59:26
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99.9% Catch & Release. Just enjoy getting out to fish. Only kept one 25 lb King Salmon when fishing in Alaska a couple years ago.
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/17 13:24:57
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99.9% freshwater C&R but I'm not opposed to eating a catch, especially panfish & walleye for a shore lunch. Saltwater, a different story.
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RE: Catch and Release or Catch and Keep
2010/09/17 14:46:56
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36+'' steely, or 12#lm bass, 7# smallie..i have wall space.
Me too!!!!!!
But what theHELL ROPEM & SMOKEM!!!!!
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