Bonking stick?? I choose not to target wild fish that can't sustain harvest. I don't like catching those fish over and over again.

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Oh yea... You won't know anymore in two years than you know now.

"Following YOUR line of reasoning, because there is a cnr only fishery in the upper hoh it should also be open for retention."

Wrong again. CNR/WSR is a valid management tool and should be used when needed.