Funny ~ why catch and release = important

[Chris & Jack]

soooo,

that lmb i caught on friday, caught him again, i know becuase in his mouth next to my hook was another hook indentical to the one i was using, size, coating, shape, cheapness.....

picture below of hook after i removed the one attached to my line...

funny as hell, poor stupid lmb

[craigstripe]

this is fairly common while fishing around bridges and dams in fresh water. its always good to throw em back.

[HarryG]

i lost my grandfathers first generation crawdad crank when i was 12 on a 7 ln lmb he was pissed until he caught the bastard half an hour later and got his lure back

[Roccus]

I've caught stripers with several hooks in their mouths or gullets.... I've caught them with plugs stuck in their backs, others even dragging weights and lines.... I suspect some of these fish were "sportmans" releases... other were more than likely "fish of a lifetime" ..

[HarryG]

i think i posted my striper story about the one last year that i caught that ripped the dudes rod out of a sand spike a few hundred yards south of me last year.

caught the fish, about 40-45 lbs found the line but the rod broke off when we were reeling it in