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  1. Now I'm really confused about this thread. The last time I took Sundancefisher fishing he yelled at me at least a dozen times, "YOU SUCK!". Now this is REALY how he feels about my fishing ability and not all this other flattery crap (trying to find out some more fishing spots that Rickr showed me). I'm sure Pseudo knows some real pro fishermen that I could learn tons from. I like the idea of someone trying to pass on info gained from experience, that is a great quality. Hopefully this thread will die before it gets any stranger.

  2. Something else to read:

     

    Rapid recovery of exhausted adult coho salmon

    after commercial capture by troll fishing

    Anthony P. Farrell, Patricia E. Gallaugher, and Richard Routledge

    Abstract: To reduce mortality in the by-catch of commercial salmon fisheries, techniques are being explored to revive

    fish before live release and improve survival. By measuring blood and muscle variables, we demonstrated that capture

    of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) by commercial trolling methods resulted in severe exhaustion and stress, e.g.,

    muscle lactate reached 46.1 mmol·kg–1 while muscle phosphocreatine (PCr) decreased to 6.1 mmol·kg–1. Nevertheless,

    coho salmon recovered rapidly by swimming in a cage alongside the vessel while fishing activity continued. In particular,

    there were significant increases in muscle glycogen and PCr levels, and a decrease in muscle lactate after two

    hours. Notably, and in contrast to when exhausted fish are held stationary during recovery, plasma lactate remained low

    (<4 mmol·L–1) during recovery, a phenomenon observed in earlier laboratory studies with rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus

    mykiss). There was no postcapture delayed mortality after 24 h. Therefore, we have established that postexhaustion activity

    promotes a rapid recovery in wild salmon and this result might find application in nonretention commercial and

    recreational fishing.

     

    Thanks for your input Pseudonym. Perhaps long playing times are not as detrimental as prevously thought. I'll still fight the fish quickly, because I like to catch lots :) , but will hold my tongue when I watch others opting for the long battle.

  3. OK then. For me I will still fight them as fast as possible. It seems to be in their best interests to fight them quickly. It is very rare that I fight a fish for more than 4 min, then I'm off for the next one. I guess it depends on where you derive your pleasure from. For me it's the first 10-20 seconds of the fight. To each his own...

    I'm also one of those guys who plants his feet, well maybe walks straight back to the shoreline to land fish. There is very few fish in the Bow over 5lb, even 4lb. They are not that hard to fight once you turn them into some slower water. I guess everyone has to find a way that works for them.

    Here's a simple read for everyone:

    http://www.gofishbc.com/tips_articles/catch_release.htm

  4. Thanks for your insights WollyBuggered.

     

    Here is some more to read for the rest of us poorly informed folks.

     

    http://www.dfw.state.or.us/OHRC/materials/...SterileFish.pdf

     

    Looks like not much difference in growth, but perhaps a bit longer life for 3N. I guess the results are not very conclusive considering all the different studies.

    One thing that is positive about 3N females at Bullshead is that they will be less susceptible to angling if they are not milling along the shoreline in April. Perhaps a few more will stay out of Medicine Hat freezers and be seen jumping at the end of Clive's line during one of the wind storms he brings from his house.

  5. No problem Clive. My buddies and I are 15 years behind you so we are still "mongers r us". I'll be watching, listening and learning to see how it is done while you slide into retirement. We have already noticed a little "oldfartism" creeping into our thinking. Hopefully with time we will get more cranky so we can get some things changed like you guys!

     

    Cheers, Rob

  6. Based on what has happened in many BC lakes, I think there is a good chance we will see some fatter 20" fish in three years. Results will vary due to differences in water chemistry, food availability, disease resistance, water temp adaptation and angling pressure etc. I think it is a good idea to try this experiment. If stocking numbers continue to decrease we will eventually get some serious growth.

    Triploids are not a new species, just a genetically altered strain of the same old thing.

  7. Some have said, "they are not endangered enough!"

     

    I found it interesting while wading in a Montana river to find pelicans that had made incredible dives down in the river and ended up with 5lb rocks in their bills. What do you think the chances of that would be? (Especially since white pelicans don't dive).

    White pelicans and Rocky mountain whitefish are not the most popular in Montana.

     

    Mr. Sundance, if that is your real name, do not be jealous that I am "abedding" someone else. I am a fish whore after all. I think you should use the term abetting though.

  8. One of my friends has recently purchased a sling shot for these aggressive pelicans at one of the lakes we go to. They are almost as bad as the loons in BC that dive under your boat as you are releasing fish. I remember fishing by Merritt one summer and the loons would come to your boat if they heard your reel. It got so bad that you just had to stand up and shake your rod and they would come. These birds love catch and release fishing. I watched them eat some nice fat 18" fish.

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