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colin6101

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Re: a little brainstorming about catch and release
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2009, 04:12:02 PM »

I've actually had this conversation before with my girlfriend. She feels a lot better about catching and releasing fish if they manage to swallow the bait while she is letting them go, but we still have not found a way to actually have the fish willingly take the bait after being caught (except bullheads, they will eat anything anytime).
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Re: a little brainstorming about catch and release
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2009, 05:43:52 PM »

picture this:
you arrive on the shore of the lake early in the morning ;
as soon as you put together your tackle, the fish start to jump arround; from far away you can see the water swirls
the fish make to get to your fishing spot; as soon as you cast your spinner, a feeding frenzy starts...
nah...i wouldn't like it...
a lot of the rainbow fish I've caught on the lake had nothing in its stomach; sometimes some green-black paste,
which is a sign that it fed on grass or algae; since we will catch and release them anyways, why not give them a snack as well?



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Re: a little brainstorming about catch and release
« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2009, 08:16:25 PM »

picture this:
you arrive on the shore of the lake early in the morning ;
as soon as you put together your tackle, the fish start to jump arround; from far away you can see the water swirls
the fish make to get to your fishing spot; as soon as you cast your spinner, a feeding frenzy starts...
nah...i wouldn't like it...
a lot of the rainbow fish I've caught on the lake had nothing in its stomach; sometimes some green-black paste,
which is a sign that it fed on grass or algae; since we will catch and release them anyways, why not give them a snack as well?






ya, sounds like a fish farm.  real fun

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Re: a little brainstorming about catch and release
« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2009, 09:53:11 PM »

April 1 is still more than 8 months away.   ::) ::)

Maybe try again then?

And Marco would be double fisting cheeseburgers as he was trying to get away! ;D ;D  I think he would prefer a dessert!

Shane
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Re: a little brainstorming about catch and release
« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2009, 08:24:40 AM »

you can train fish in a small pond enviroment, but not thinking a lake or river.
I had fish that would jump up and take food from my hand, it only took a few months to train.
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Re: a little brainstorming about catch and release
« Reply #20 on: July 16, 2009, 10:36:03 PM »

Maybe you can train small bait fish to lure big fish................
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