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Old 04-25-2015, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Smalls View Post
There is a reason limits are set. Each man makes his own decisions, but if Wildlife and Fisheries didn't want you keeping a particular species, they would prohibit or limit the take of them. See the paddlefish and sturgeon for examples.

I've never hesitated to keep fish if they were legal. I will on occasion let smaller fish go, but if everyone were to let every bass they caught go, the population would suffer just as much as if you caught too many.
This is a great point.

Man is the apex predator ensuring population control and balance in the system.
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