Comments on: Careful Catch – When A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Fish http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/16/careful-catch-when-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-fish/ Light Tackle Fishing Reports & Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daniel http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com/2009/05/16/careful-catch-when-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Daniel Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:18:16 +0000 http://chesapeakelighttackle.com/?p=308#comment-24 I'd like to voice my strong agreement to this article by offering my own suggestion to anyone struggling to convert to a "Catch & Release" fishing lifestyle. While you SHOULD minimize the time a fish is out of the water, the next time you land a fish, large or small, take a moment to admire the fish. Look for distinguishing marks, and compare your catch to other fish you've caught. Pay particular attention to a fish's varying color patterns. Stripers are, contrary to popular belief, hardly just "black and white." I've caught bass on the Bay with amazingly diverse color combinations; blue, purple, red, orange, and even yellow overtones can be seen when the fish is held up to the sunlight. Often the smaller fish display prettier physical attributes. By taking a moment to admire your catch, you'll be hard pressed to not turn it loose. Besides, by getting in the habit of carefully scrutinizing your catch, you'll likely find clues as to the fish's eating habits and lifestyle, thus improving your fishing skills while enhancing fishing experience, simply by taking a moment to admire your handiwork. Tight lines. PS When you DO decide to keep and eat your catch, learn to fillet properly. This will minimize waste, and enhance taste. Also consider keeping the bones, bones, tail, and head to boil for fish stock, further minimizing waste while yielding an excellent base for soups and other dishes. Fish give us adrenaline-pumping thrills cast after cast. Pay them the respect they deserve by wasting as little as possible. I’d like to voice my strong agreement to this article by offering my own suggestion to anyone struggling to convert to a “Catch & Release” fishing lifestyle.
While you SHOULD minimize the time a fish is out of the water, the next time you land a fish, large or small, take a moment to admire the fish. Look for distinguishing marks, and compare your catch to other fish you’ve caught. Pay particular attention to a fish’s varying color patterns. Stripers are, contrary to popular belief, hardly just “black and white.” I’ve caught bass on the Bay with amazingly diverse color combinations; blue, purple, red, orange, and even yellow overtones can be seen when the fish is held up to the sunlight. Often the smaller fish display prettier physical attributes.
By taking a moment to admire your catch, you’ll be hard pressed to not turn it loose. Besides, by getting in the habit of carefully scrutinizing your catch, you’ll likely find clues as to the fish’s eating habits and lifestyle, thus improving your fishing skills while enhancing fishing experience, simply by taking a moment to admire your handiwork. Tight lines.

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When you DO decide to keep and eat your catch, learn to fillet properly. This will minimize waste, and enhance taste. Also consider keeping the bones, bones, tail, and head to boil for fish stock, further minimizing waste while yielding an excellent base for soups and other dishes. Fish give us adrenaline-pumping thrills cast after cast. Pay them the respect they deserve by wasting as little as possible.

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