Generally I catch and release when i feel i have caught enough for a feed and obviously under sized fish whether they have a chance of making it or not.
I read an interesting topic on another forum about whether or not to release bigger fully grown resident fish. Some had the view that:
Sure the fully grown fish were generally a female with lots of eggs but the eggs had a higher mortality rate than say medium sized fish.
The fully grown fish consumed more prey around the areas they reside increasing competition for smaller healthier fish so its probably a good thing to take one home with you?
Fully grown fish weren't all that great to eat and were prown to more diseases like in our eldelry human relations not that i plan on eating one anytime soon.
What do you think?
Milt,
I read an interesting topic on another forum about whether or not to release bigger fully grown resident fish. Some had the view that:
Sure the fully grown fish were generally a female with lots of eggs but the eggs had a higher mortality rate than say medium sized fish.
The fully grown fish consumed more prey around the areas they reside increasing competition for smaller healthier fish so its probably a good thing to take one home with you?
Fully grown fish weren't all that great to eat and were prown to more diseases like in our eldelry human relations not that i plan on eating one anytime soon.
What do you think?
Milt,