[HunterDave]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

Same can apply to those you hook but don't land...those you play too long with poor tackle selection...trebles versus single...barbed versus unbarbed. So then it's okay to potentially kill more by making it illegal to keep a smaller fish that are gut hooked?

No problems have been seen with these regs at Bullshead. Kan Lakes are not Bullshead

Still...one fact you have missed... The current practice of killing everything caught after stocking...has a way, way higher mortality rate. I doubt it if you catch your 3 fish and go cook them up on the fire. But, if you have to catch and release 10 fish before catching one big legal to keep one then the potential for fish dying unnecessarily increases.

The mortality rate you are referring to is easily mitigated with the stocking densities that F&W biologists will optimize. Yeah, just through more fish in. We don't need the money for more CO's, etc as was previously posted.

Unless you are referring to PETA's demand of no catch and release fishing period. Is that your stance? Oh, yeah! HUNTERDave is one of them PETA guys! Very good and valid point!

I have personally caught and release the same very large trout in a private put and take lake more than 20 or 30 times. The trout is still swimming to be caught again. Same applies to numerous other trout greater than 20 inches. Yet you want the regs to change so it'll be easier for you to catch bigger (+20"). What is your plan, let them all go after you've caught them?

This argument of yours is a very weak one as to why to not improve a fishery but you do support PETA at least. Don't you just hate it when someone makes a valid point and then provides the facts to support it?