In this issue we ask, "Do you prefer angling for bigger fish, or catching more?"
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In this issue we ask, "Do you prefer angling for bigger fish, or catching more?"
Weigh in here or vote on our home page at https://oodmag.com/
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I'd much rather catch smaller ones that aren't quite as "polluted". I have no use for catch and release of monsters, for me that's wasted time.
Its a bit of a dilemma for me being on a small unpolluted lake all the fish are great eating. I can get unlimited numbers of bass under 1/2 pound but you are messing around with a lot of cleaning to get a decent meal. A lot easier to take a 4 pounder or two and cut out the work, but as they grow slow up here this is your better breeding stock to not so wise to take.
I do like to eat fish, but would prefer to catch just 1 big one in 8 hours then a bunch of normal sized ones. For me, the fun is in the time on the water chirping your buddy, with a few minutes of sheer chaos when the big 1 is on.
John
Spammer booted.
I would rather catch and release a lot of fish during a day on the water than spend a whole day waiting for that one big fish to hit. The fun has always been in the catching and if you manage to latch on to a monster that's just a bonus..
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Originally Posted by Bo D
What’s even better is both. Rare, but so fun. A friend has property on a private lake with very few cottages. My brother and his buddy caught and released 30 3-4 pound bass a piece one day. You never catch less than ten nice ones at that lake in the early to mid summer.
I try to eat everyting I catch, but sometimes I get full. :)
Most of my fishing is for specks and I'm always in search of big ones. That usually doesn't happen the way I plan, so by default, I settle for smaller ones. :o
I read a study some time ago on gill net size that showed the lowest impact to fish population occurs where smaller fish are taken and bigger fish are left to breed.
When I fish, I like to explore and figure things out e.g. find new spots and try to figure out how fish use them. I love eating walleye and try to catch/keep those in the 16”-17” range. It’s nice to catch big fish, but I don’t fish for them exclusively.