05-22-2016, 06:28 PM
Those are some nice fish doggonefishin.
I want to jump in the fish and tomato conversation, lol! Some are over thinking this.
First of all the number one rule for having big fish and/or tomatoes is having big fish and/or tomatoes! You cannot allow everyone to take what they want because everyone will take the big, juicy, and ripe tomatoes. They will leave the smaller, green ones. Opening a big fish "slot" for other fish to take won't necessarily work when those fish that would take that slot will get harvested before they can grow because now they are the best fish in the water. Especially when it takes bass a long time to grow big.
You need a limit on how many big one people can take in order to have a good fishery.
The other thing is that fish are not just in competition for food with fish there own size. Having a larger limit on smaller fish makes sense especially since those are found in larger numbers and eat the food that would allow other fish to grow bigger.
Of course there a tons of different variables that will affect fish size and numbers, it's not that simple. Personally I like to fish for bass and I catch and release most of the time. There is nothing like the trill of catching a big one and I want to have the opportunity of catching it again after it's grown a little more. I like eating fish and I will occasionally keep 11, 12, 13 inchers. I don't feel as bad for keeping those.
My 2 cents.
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I want to jump in the fish and tomato conversation, lol! Some are over thinking this.
First of all the number one rule for having big fish and/or tomatoes is having big fish and/or tomatoes! You cannot allow everyone to take what they want because everyone will take the big, juicy, and ripe tomatoes. They will leave the smaller, green ones. Opening a big fish "slot" for other fish to take won't necessarily work when those fish that would take that slot will get harvested before they can grow because now they are the best fish in the water. Especially when it takes bass a long time to grow big.
You need a limit on how many big one people can take in order to have a good fishery.
The other thing is that fish are not just in competition for food with fish there own size. Having a larger limit on smaller fish makes sense especially since those are found in larger numbers and eat the food that would allow other fish to grow bigger.
Of course there a tons of different variables that will affect fish size and numbers, it's not that simple. Personally I like to fish for bass and I catch and release most of the time. There is nothing like the trill of catching a big one and I want to have the opportunity of catching it again after it's grown a little more. I like eating fish and I will occasionally keep 11, 12, 13 inchers. I don't feel as bad for keeping those.
My 2 cents.
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