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Originally Posted by bd-
As far as I'm concerned, it's the creel limit that is important. If you limit the number of fish a guy can take home, what difference does it make how many lures or rods he uses to catch them?
I know there is some small amount of mortality even when fish are released immediately, but I seriously doubt it's significant enough that there's a meaningful difference between fishing with one lure or an umbrella rig.
bd
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I am not sure why TN banned umbrella rigs but here is what I saw a lot..and it was disturbing. People would fish with those in the middle of Summer...very hot...and as I am sure you know the lactic acid builds up fighting a Striper in such warm water that they usually die even after being released. Years back I would be fishing on a point below Pickwick Dam and I would see many five to 15 pound Stripers come floating by me. I don't target them in the Summer as TWRA asks and I am paraphrasing here "After you catch your limit of two fish that you are keeping quit fishing for them". What impact the A rig will cause I have no clue but I saw a few places on-line and on a couple of fishing shows where the guy that is making these has...along with his orders and what he has already sold....is 200,000. That number is just going to get higher. I have no dog in this fight as long as fishing reg are followed.
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