While the changes in limit is a good idea and I agree with that, if they change
it to allow bait through the summer it will ruin a wonderful place to fish. If
you fish with bait the chances of killing the fish you release are extremely
high as the fish almost always swallows the hook. So for a family of 4 that
catches and keeps there 8 fish that they are allowed in the slot limit but then
lets all between 15-22 inches go greater then 50% of those fish let go will die.
That is not good.
While the changes in limit is a good idea and I agree with that, if they change it to allow bait through the summer it will ruin a wonderful place to fish. If you fish with bait the chances of killing the fish you release are extremely high as the fish almost always swallows the hook. So for a family of 4 that catches and keeps there 8 fish that they are allowed in the slot limit but then lets all between 15-22 inches go greater then 50% of those fish let go will die. That is not good.
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