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08-03-2020, 10:38 AM #1
This is a great point, and highly controversial to some anglers. Over the years I have caught perch in 6 to 45 feet of water. and have consistently noticed distended air bladder in perch caught in water over 30 feet. I don't ever recall seeing it in fish caught under 30 feet. I have heard the stories and read the articles on perforating the air bladder and releasing the fish, my personal experience is they become seagull food within 10 minutes, so I don't do it. Fishing west of the islands I have witnessed very few cases of distended air bladder in perch, but I have seen the gulls eating a whole bunch of undersized perch when fishing around packs of boats. I only release under size perch if they are lip hooked and energetic. Gill and belly hooked perch go in the bucket regardless of size.
Last edited by 5285; 08-03-2020 at 10:55 AM.
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08-05-2020, 02:07 AM #2
5285, this is because you value our resource. Awesome! I would say most of us on here do. A dying fish if at legal size goes in the box.
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