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Old 10-31-2011, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bd- View Post
In situations where most of the fish will die, like deep-water stripers in the summer, I'd actually prefer to see TWRA impose a no-release rule. As you said, catch your limit and quit. Even then, it's not so much a matter of how many rods or how many hooks a person is fishing. A guy fishing with one or two rods all day long and releasing fish that are going to die is just as wrong.

bd

I agree with that. Most Striper fisherman in Middle TN have no clue how hot that water gets below the dam at Pickwick. Last year I measured 92 degrees at surface. Below Cordell Hull....even in the middle of Summer that water is far colder.

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