Just curious...who all practices catch and release?
I do and barbless for years!... and I fish every chance I get. I would say I keep about 2-3 per year and never big ones (okay I have mounted 3). Some of the lakes up here (Canada) can be pretty isolated and its easy to catch 50 or more fish per day. When the fishing is like that I try to limit my time spent fishing as they say 1 in 10 will die from just the stress of being caught or hooked badly. Thats why I got interested in RC boats something else to do at the lake
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