Do YOU think catch & release is the best option after you catch the fish?

[Nutes and Nugs]

Not sure if you can buy these new anymore but I loved this device and still have it.
The Hank Shawhan Out-o-Matic.
I put a hook through a piece of card board one time and pulled the trigger.
Much to my surprise it just left a hole the size of the hook.
It didnt rip it out.

Never got my hands slimy again.
I would mostly always release my fish.
You can release them under water with this device.

 

[kinddiesel]

my father go carp fishing . average weight of those is about 15 pounds. we both on average catch 1 to 10 a day. have to be very hungry to eat that much lol. depends where you fish in a big lake clean water if I catch a fish rainbow trout or steel head its coming home with me .

 

[clint308]

my father go carp fishing . average weight of those is about 15 pounds. we both on average catch 1 to 10 a day. have to be very hungry to eat that much lol. depends where you fish in a big lake clean water if I catch a fish rainbow trout or steel head its coming home with me .

In aus it is illegal to release carp back into the waterways after being caught . You cop a big fine if caught .
So no one eats them here , they taste like shit , we have to leave them on the bank to rott away .

 

[Nutes and Nugs]

In aus it is illegal to release carp back into the waterways after being caught . You cop a big fine if caught .
So no one eats them here , they taste like shit , we have to leave them on the bank to rott away .

They are fun to catch but taste like mud around here.
Maybe soak the fillets in milk but still a nasty fish (imo).

Some people would bury them in the outdoor garden for nutes.

 

[Logges]

Interesting here nobody fishes Carp as well. They do taste like mud. I've heard though that you can marinate them with lemon and vinegar.

 

[The Outdoorsman]

I've never tried it but Native Americans like to smoke carp. I've heard of people making fish balls out of em down south. Similar to a gator ball I think.

 

[twostrokenut]

Crappies I set float lights on brushbeds catch the limit like 20-40....release the small ones.
Sometime I keep a smaller fish as bait for Striper.
Largemouths I will catch the limit and release is size dependant after that.

so only release for fun after limits cause I love fish.

 

[Indagrow]

Fished my whole life. Never kept a single one. Only killed one fish in my life, I'm proud of that considering the thousands I've caught. Buttt I don't eat seafood so maybe that plays a role too.