LOOK MAW, QUADRUPLETS! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

CobraTandem · 07-22-2011, 08:34 PM

Yeah Wade, great job and keep up the posting and keep releasing what you like. The catch and release mentality is much better than the kill everything I catch attitude. There is a certain egotistical sense about it. This is the type of ego more should have. So what if some amateurs have a higher death rate on their releases. It is a learning process. The more people we have that learn to enjoy fishing, the more there are to learn about conserving the fun for the future and the more people we have that will contribute to preserving our resources. It's also good if people keep and consume a few of their catch so they stay in touch with the survival hunter within them. They learn to respect the reality of where their food comes from -- even that bought from the store or restaurant.

At the MLPA meetings I was able to attend, there seemed to be a sense of, "If only there were more of us". Well, I can't really think of a better way to create more fellow fishermen that respect and are knowledgeable about the resource than posting on a site like this. Especially posts that include some catch and release. If we take the attitude that we need to keep this fishing activity a secret, if we insist on being selfish with all of this, if we insist on being low key in the hope of keeping our numbers down, than we risk not being heard when it counts.

To everybody that posts their adventures, catch and release or catch and eat, I thank you tremendously!

wade · 07-22-2011, 10:35 PM

So why did you put the post up Wade?

I guess to include a release wild card amongst all the usual killing posts this month.. Show another side? Their is no way to describe the feeling that overcomes me to see a bruiser kick water in my face healthy & revived from a battle.

Sometimes I don't make the final decision to release, until 2 seconds before gaffing..

I cannot just look at purdy fishies @ Birch...
I must pull!

Do you think is was harmful or beneficial to the public?

Both honestly.. Quite a touchy subject..
Any handling of fish coupled with an intense fight for the others complete survival usually doesnt equate well, unless one really takes the extra measures to ensure its heathy recovery and boost its odds. Some days are pure Killing days for me, while others are Release..
im caught in a catch 22 & i don't even post a 1/4 of my kills or releases..
I left after i landed only four, exactly for that survival reason, and didnt continue to earn double digits. (that night)
Yes, for the measly four that did survive, I may have caused the death of more than twenty+ the following day..My post was for several reasons & also exactly what you said but in another light..

"People need to realise that just because you can do it,
it doesn't mean you should"...

ps they got lucky i was too busy in the studio this week, otherwise i would have killed 2 and eaten like a King. (CROAK....)

maui jim · 07-23-2011, 07:33 AM

I think I worked in that same coal mine when I was younger, swinging the same pick ax

07-22-2011, 10:35 PM	#2
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	*So why did you put the post up Wade?* I guess to include a release wild card amongst all the usual killing posts this month.. Show another side? Their is no way to describe the feeling that overcomes me to see a bruiser kick water in my face healthy & revived from a battle. Sometimes I don't make the final decision to release, until 2 seconds before gaffing.. I cannot just look at purdy fishies @ Birch... I must pull! *Do you think is was harmful or beneficial to the public?* Both honestly.. Quite a touchy subject.. Any handling of fish coupled with an intense fight for the others complete survival usually doesnt equate well, unless one really takes the extra measures to ensure its heathy recovery and boost its odds. Some days are pure Killing days for me, while others are Release.. im caught in a catch 22 & i don't even post a 1/4 of my kills or releases.. I left after i landed only four, exactly for that survival reason, and didnt continue to earn double digits. (that night) Yes, for the measly four that did survive, I may have caused the death of more than twenty+ the following day..My post was for several reasons & also exactly what you said but in another light.. "People need to realise that just because you can do it, it doesn't mean you should"... ps they got lucky i was too busy in the studio this week, otherwise i would have killed 2 and eaten like a King. (CROAK....) __________________

07-23-2011, 07:33 AM	#3
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	I think I worked in that same coal mine when I was younger, swinging the same pick ax __________________

07-22-2011, 08:34 PM	#1
CobraTandem Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 76	Yeah Wade, great job and keep up the posting and keep releasing what you like. The catch and release mentality is much better than the kill everything I catch attitude. There is a certain egotistical sense about it. This is the type of ego more should have. So what if some amateurs have a higher death rate on their releases. It is a learning process. The more people we have that learn to enjoy fishing, the more there are to learn about conserving the fun for the future and the more people we have that will contribute to preserving our resources. It's also good if people keep and consume a few of their catch so they stay in touch with the survival hunter within them. They learn to respect the reality of where their food comes from -- even that bought from the store or restaurant. At the MLPA meetings I was able to attend, there seemed to be a sense of, "If only there were more of us". Well, I can't really think of a better way to create more fellow fishermen that respect and are knowledgeable about the resource than posting on a site like this. Especially posts that include some catch and release. If we take the attitude that we need to keep this fishing activity a secret, if we insist on being selfish with all of this, if we insist on being low key in the hope of keeping our numbers down, than we risk not being heard when it counts. To everybody that posts their adventures, catch and release or catch and eat, I thank you tremendously!