11-28-2012, 02:37 PM
I agree with CP.
I think that if you take good care of the fish the ice fishing mortality rate is likely to be lower than summer months by a noticable margin. I hardly ever hook a fish deep enough to be a problem when ice fishing. More often, I don't hook them good enough and they get off right at the ice-hole [blush].
What is bad for the fish is letting them roll around on the ice and snow. I also try to not keep them out of the water any longer than I have to.
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I think that if you take good care of the fish the ice fishing mortality rate is likely to be lower than summer months by a noticable margin. I hardly ever hook a fish deep enough to be a problem when ice fishing. More often, I don't hook them good enough and they get off right at the ice-hole [blush].
What is bad for the fish is letting them roll around on the ice and snow. I also try to not keep them out of the water any longer than I have to.
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