Culling fish????

[Handicrappie]

If you are not tournament fishing why would you cull fish? If its big enough to go in my livewell its sure big enough for me to take home and eat. I understand being one fish short of a limit and keep fishing till you keep a nice one but don't understand culling a 10-inch fish for a 12-inch fish. If you didn't want the 10-inch fish in the first place just let it go. No need causing undue stress to fish if it can be helped...... What do you guys think?


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[NIMROD]

Does'nt hurt in a good livewell in cool weather. In hot weather we can't cull because we use ice chests then.

[CrappiePro]

I only cull if the fish are in good shape...There have been times i have caught a limit of good fish and then run into big fish. If the good fish are in good shape i will cull for bigger fish. This is rare for me most times. I will never cull dead fish for bigger fish...just cant do it not to mention it's illegal and a waste of Game fish.

[Xpress Fishing]

I'm kind of the same mind set as you Handi. Different strokes for different folks but if i keep it in the first place then it's going home with me.

[NIMROD]

Good example fish get a break and rest from being pulled out of deep water. I leave them in my livewell with a air pump for several days sometimes before cleaning. They look in better shape after they adjust to pressure change and rest. I use only jigs these days so I have mostly lip hooked fish, unlike at times when I used minnows years ago had some swallow hooks.

[Billy E]

I cull fish 10" or less. Sometimes I will keep a black crappie under 10" if it looks like a football. Were I fish I dont get close to a limit. 2 people 100 fish is a lot of fish to clean.Some of the lake I fish if you dont keep 10 fish you wont leave with many.

[LMBarnett]

I don't understand this term you use "cull". Does it mean to throw a fish back? What is that? Once a fish is in my "live well" (read cooler full of ice), it will soon be going to 1 of 2 rapid weight loss clinics, and then off to either Lake Crisco, or Freezer Camp.

[popper]

i guess im not that good at fishing yet , i never catch enough to cull lol

[ski trip]

I don't understand this term you use "cull". Does it mean to throw a fish back? What is that? Once a fish is in my "live well" (read cooler full of ice), it will soon be going to 1 of 2 rapid weight loss clinics, and then off to either Lake Crisco, or Freezer Camp.