An Old Pro looks at how catch-and-release makes for good fishing at Guntersville
May 22, 2009 by admin
G’ville seems to have an outstanding future as a bass fishery too. There were plenty of all year classes of bass in evidence all week. That is a testimony to the value of submerged vegetation and water flow with good nutrient levels in creating a quality bass population. I think the prevalent catch and release ethic has played a role as well.
There are several benefits to catch and release beyond the obvious ones of allowing the fish to grow and reproduce. Recent research has shown that bass populations are made up of three types of fish. One group, the one we like most, is pretty susceptible to lure fishing. They bite our lures and don’t learn from it. The second group seems to bite a lure occasionally, but only once in their lifetime. In other words, they become un-catchable after being caught one time. The third portion of the population seems impervious to lure fishing. They never succumb to the temptation we offer with our lures. These three portions of the population are about equally represented in the wild.
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