Culling

[OldTimer]

Dig this:

I got into a fairly “lively” discussion today with a few anglers - re the culling of the fish one catches.

By culling – I mean the selective live release of “held” previously caught fish - so you may “upgrade” your catch.

It’s amazing how few experienced anglers actually understand the regs on this.

Here’s the regs:

   

   

Bottom line – culling is NOT available to shore anglers AT ALL, AT ANY time. Shore or pier anglers cannot cull from a stringer or from a bucket………. - If you keep it …………you keep it…period…… and you are required to take it home……………………… So make up your mind BEFORE you put it on the stringer or in the bucket.

If you are in a boat (with a 10 gallon or larger properly aerated live well) it’s only possible for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, pike, and walleye………….. NO OTHER SPECIES.

And to top off this post – consider this (from other regs) – if you release a “dying” fish……. That counts as part of your daily catch limit…………. And also might be considered “abandonment” which is illegal.

Quite the maze huh!

................. comments?

Cheers,

OldTimer