I'm interested in hearing from other fisherman regarding catch and release vs. catch and cook. I was reading another thread about rock bass over-population and the competition with smallmouth and other species - it is a real problem. It occurred to me that folks who are taking smallies out of the lake to keep are only contributing to the problem. I've never been one to take fish home for the dinner table (but I have said if I ever catch a trout or salmon on accident, I would keep it and clean it
- i don't know why i have that bias but i do) Just wondering how others feel. I love the sport and I love seafood, it just never appealed to me to catch and keep small mouth/large mouth gamefish for the dinner table. What say you?