Originally Posted By: salmon Jeff
And when no one is looking can you look yourself's in the face and say a world record fish is going back???? I would bet most ( of course not all ) of the guys out there on the river .and even on here and other boards who like to jump on a band wagon and give there often under educated 2 cents. can't look in the glare of a 30 pound chromer nate and let it go knowing it is perfectly legal to kill it...


I would have absolutely no problem letting a fish like that go.
If your beliefs are true regarding not killing wild fish, you would let that thing swim and hope for the best, not drag it a mile to your car. I can't imagine how that would feel.
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