Bruce,
Your reasoning is not wasted here, it's just that you, at least in your last post, are talking about a different situation than what Rich was. We're talking about stocks that are declining, at least in Rich's opinion. I'm not going to argue against bonking an occasional fish from a truly healthy population. You're right!! C&R is a band-aid and if a population isn't bleeding, so to say, it doesn't need it.