06-21-2014, 07:07 PM
[#0000FF]Thanks, Tom. You and I are beyond the stage where we have to land and keep all we catch...just to show off when we get home. But, I agree with you. It is better to at least get a good look at a fish before it arranges an early release. Even better yet if you are able to tenderly touch it and then release it...and watch it swim away...but as your choice and not the fish's.
I put a little extra drama in my report but the truth is that I was a bit glad that I didn't have to try to net and handle that fish. Difficult to fight a big fish to exhaustion on light tackle and then stress it out even more with a net and photo session. Walleyes are tougher than wimpy trout but the better you handle them the better the chance for survival if you release them.
Not only that but those wallies got lots of sharp edges and pointy stickery things all over them. Those things don't get along well with inflated stuff like float tubes.
Okay, I've rationalized it enough. I still wish I had a chance to get a good picture for my collection. Hard to fillet and eat a picture but the smaller fish are better anyway.
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I put a little extra drama in my report but the truth is that I was a bit glad that I didn't have to try to net and handle that fish. Difficult to fight a big fish to exhaustion on light tackle and then stress it out even more with a net and photo session. Walleyes are tougher than wimpy trout but the better you handle them the better the chance for survival if you release them.
Not only that but those wallies got lots of sharp edges and pointy stickery things all over them. Those things don't get along well with inflated stuff like float tubes.
Okay, I've rationalized it enough. I still wish I had a chance to get a good picture for my collection. Hard to fillet and eat a picture but the smaller fish are better anyway.
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