12-12-2012, 02:18 AM
Very simple answer, because I wanted to keep it. There are more big ones in there and losing one big one isn't going to hurt anything.
I typically catch and release the fish I catch, unless I know someone wants the meat. The meat on this fish is going to help feed my family and a bunch of friends.
I don't understand why people have this opinion you should release the big ones and keep the little ones?
I can reverse the same question you asked me, Why do you keep the little ones and not let them grow?
By the way I take no offense to your post, and understand how some people feel about keeping big ones, but if I get a big one, I am keeping it.
Also for the record, the one big brown I caught up at Cave Lake a few years ago, I tried to release it, but it just wouldn't get the air back in it so I had to keep it. My family also loved eating that one.
Just know anything i keep doesn't go wasted.
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I typically catch and release the fish I catch, unless I know someone wants the meat. The meat on this fish is going to help feed my family and a bunch of friends.
I don't understand why people have this opinion you should release the big ones and keep the little ones?
I can reverse the same question you asked me, Why do you keep the little ones and not let them grow?
By the way I take no offense to your post, and understand how some people feel about keeping big ones, but if I get a big one, I am keeping it.
Also for the record, the one big brown I caught up at Cave Lake a few years ago, I tried to release it, but it just wouldn't get the air back in it so I had to keep it. My family also loved eating that one.
Just know anything i keep doesn't go wasted.
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