Quote Originally Posted by cache22 View Post
One reason to release this time of year is that they are full of eggs and nearing the spawn. Would it be that if you deflated them it would impact their ability to spawn? Seems pretty drastic to poke holes in them!
One would think, it would'nt be any more traumatic than sinking a hook into the roof of their mouth and tearing it or into a eye socket a far as spawning goes any how. Just my 2 cents.