salty cajun

[mallard matt]

If she wasn't so skinny. She would have went 7.5 or 8.

[mallard matt]

That's a legal red behind that trout.

[Baychamp1]

Originally Posted by mallard matt

That's a legal red behind that trout.

That big speck should have been released, in April or May it could weigh 7 - 8 lbs. and populate the estuary

[slickfish]

Originally Posted by Baychamp1

That big speck should have been released, in April or May it could weigh 7 - 8 lbs.

Why because you said so?

["W"]

Originally Posted by PaulMyers

You weren't fishing with Bob were you?

Lmao

No they caught ZERO

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by "W"

Lmao

No they caught ZERO

If i heard correctly they did catch a ride in though. LMAO

[mallard matt]

No we were in kayak's

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by mallard matt

No we were in kayak's

Gotcha

[Baychamp1]

Originally Posted by slickfish

Why because you said so?

No just common sense, weigh the fish & take a picture before releasing, what have you accomplished by cutting a fish that size? It's called conservation.

[Mako19]

Originally Posted by Baychamp1

No just common sense, weigh the fish & take a picture before releasing, what have you accomplished by cutting a fish that size? It's called conservation.

So, anglers can have a negative impact on the fish population in an estuary the size of Calcasieu Lake?

[Baychamp1]

Originally Posted by Mako19

So, anglers can have a negative impact on the fish population in an estuary the size of Calcasieu Lake?

Anglers can have a more positive impact on any estuary regardless of size by releasing fish that big, how do you think Toledo Bend is #1 bass lake in U.S.? Any fish 10 lb or better = free replica mount and is released back. Different mindset.

[Mako19]

Originally Posted by Baychamp1

Anglers can have a more positive impact on any estuary regardless of size by releasing fish that big, how do you think Toledo Bend is #1 bass lake in U.S.? Any fish 10 lb or better = free replica mount and is released back. Different mindset.

Freshwater does not equal Saltwater estuaries

[B-Stealth]

Originally Posted by Mako19

So, anglers can have a negative impact on the fish population in an estuary the size of Calcasieu Lake?

lf your from Texas then yes, every fish over 18" should be released; it makes them feel warm and fuzzy.

BTW-I believe in CPR and release almost all fish over 5-6lbs.

["W"]

Originally Posted by Baychamp1

That big speck should have been released, in April or May it could weigh 7 - 8 lbs. and populate the estuary

You have proof of that ?

You do realize a 12 inch trout will spawn more times in a year and drop more eggs over all than a 8lb trout ?

Who cares what people keep

Conservation on trout is 15 per person over 12 inches long
Catch , chill , filet it up

["W"]

Originally Posted by Baychamp1

Anglers can have a more positive impact on any estuary regardless of size by releasing fish that big, how do you think Toledo Bend is #1 bass lake in U.S.? Any fish 10 lb or better = free replica mount and is released back. Different mindset.

I killed my 9.5lb bass from Toledo

[Baychamp1]

Originally Posted by Mako19

Freshwater does not equal Saltwater estuaries

Conservation = Conservation regardless of the estuary, when the discussion is in regard to having a positive impact

[slickfish]

Originally Posted by Baychamp1

Conservation = Conservation regardless of the estuary, when the discussion is in regard to having a positive impact

The great fisheries dept. of la established the guide lines for anglers to adhere to not you. I'll do what I the law allows an if you don't like it tough ****.

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by PaulMyers

If i heard correctly they did catch a ride in though. LMAO

Ouch

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

Ouch

Too funny!

[Baychamp1]

Originally Posted by "W"

You have proof of that ?

You do realize a 12 inch trout will spawn more times in a year and drop more eggs over all than a 8lb trout ?

Who cares what people keep

Conservation on trout is 15 per person over 12 inches long
Catch , chill , filet it up

So all the talk about tagging and releasing the majority of reds you caught & moving the fishing boundaries out from the weirs, that you & Captain Rue brainstormed because so many people were catching easy prey reds was not a conservation effort but just all bull****?