01-20-2011, 02:40 PM
The key to your issue is proper release methods. To say all or even most fish gut hooked are killed is just plain wrong. As an example I fished Strawberry last Saturday. Caught a Cutthroat that was 23 inches so kept it for supper.It had 2 different hooks in it belly. One was a 2/0 bait hook lodged in its stomach and the other was a 4 inch long deer hair streamer.( Flygoddes if you want your fly back PM me [
]) It was a # 2 hook in the same area.(not sure how a fly could make that far down with out a fisherman knowing) To the point, the fish was very healthy an put up a great fight. That fly had to have been there for at least 1 month because the lake has been iced over.This fish was properly cared for and survived.
At least till it met me...[cool]Burp
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]) It was a # 2 hook in the same area.(not sure how a fly could make that far down with out a fisherman knowing) To the point, the fish was very healthy an put up a great fight. That fly had to have been there for at least 1 month because the lake has been iced over.This fish was properly cared for and survived. At least till it met me...[cool]Burp
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