Trophy Trout SeminAR

[wishin i was fishin]

Originally Posted by Feesherman

What say u give it whirl? I'm doin an informal survey of all outdoorsman. At what point do you stop caring about genetics? For some it's deer only. Others let the small squirrels walk. Some only shoot 20lb geese. Some throw back all big fish, well unless der offshore then they keep all the biggest snapper. I know weird huh? Some put the big shrimp back to keep the genetics of da big shrimp. So, where do you folks draw the line? Crab? Oyster? Do you put the big bass back and take home all the big sac-a-lait?

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Ok, here we go,

Your first post is questioning the intelligence of the 25"+ fish. It reads as that despite age, size, all trout are of equal intelligence. I do not agree with that statement which warranted my comment. Crab and shrimp intelligence, well, dont care.

Second post starts with genetics, I happen to agree with, genetics is an important factor, but it is not the only factor contributing to the size and age of fish. Regardless of limits there will always be strong opinions in keeping the larger specimens.

Now switching to limits to stay somewhat on topic.

Big lake limits were changed for political reasons, Snapper limits were change due to incorrect data.

I would be really interested in participating and seeing the data you collect. So once you collect this information, what do you plan to do with it?