Keeping Fish

[thedutchtouch]

Guys this is a 2 year old post... But was still a good read. Interestingly enough, I bought Steve's old Outback at the end of last summer, and have been getting ready for my first kayak foray into trophy rockfish season myself... And bought one of the catch bags referenced in this thread a few months ago. Perhaps I'll never put a 40 inch rock in it, perhaps I will. Perhaps I'll throw a few 10-12 inch perch in it, or a few snakehead, or something else. Just probably not any spiky catfish , though I've got an idea for a spike hold down rubber band system that could help... time will tell. I like to eat fish, particularly ones I catch. I don't get to go out enough to make any real dent in any fish population, so don't have any qualms about keeping any (legal size) fish. Tight lines everyone.

[CHOC]

Steve I usually set em all loose. Especially the big ones, most striped bass over 30 pounds are usually female and large females produce exponentially more eggs than smaller ones.
Just my 2 cents, I can remember about 30 years ago when the Striped Bass population was hanging on by a thread. I still believe we should impose a slot limit like they have for red drum.
Fisherman are stewards of the shared resource, if our forefathers had restrained themselves just a little bit we would be able to hunt wild Buffalo today. So that's why I fish rather than hunt, I can't release it for others and our grandchildren to enjoy later if I kill it.

+1

[J. Rentch]

Yes C & R!

[Rudy]

I use a fish bag or would place in the hull of my Kraken. There are many types of fish bags out there any will do just add ice.(frozen water bottles) if I had to transport in the hull.

Here is a 60” catch cooler bag might work for you.

https://www.elktonoutdoors.com/produ...UaAi5WEALw_wcB



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[Rudy]

Catch-Photo-Release those big ones to make more for the future of the species. The 25” one taste just fine if I’m looking for a meal. Sounds like the trend here... You can always have a mold made with your measurements if your looking for a wall hanger.


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[AintMisBehavin]

I did not go out for spring turkey this past weekend. Nor did I go out fishing. Was sick all weekend. As for rifle or bow I do all 3 to include ML. But for CDPs I mostly use a 7mm-08 or a 270WSM. Both zeroed and doped for 600m.

Awesome! You have your own land? I can't seem to find any ranges where I can shoot at distance. I have a LAR 308, Mosin Nagant, a .25-06 coyote rifle, and a few other long guns I'd like to air out but most ranges I've found around Annapolis are only 100yds. Headed to the Eastern Shore to do some turkey hunting this weekend on a friends property.

[Huntrava]

if you put enough old bay on it, i bet it tastes fantastic.

I'd eat my shoe with enough old bay.

[mchottie]

Ewwww.....

if you put enough old bay on it, i bet it tastes fantastic.

[Huntrava]

....ask about eating bass (which IMO taste 10X better than rockfish).

Ewwww.....

[Steve6902]

I did not go out for spring turkey this past weekend. Nor did I go out fishing. Was sick all weekend. As for rifle or bow I do all 3 to include ML. But for CDPs I mostly use a 7mm-08 or a 270WSM. Both zeroed and doped for 600m.

[AintMisBehavin]

"I hunt too"

Okay got it, let the big ones over 30" go, and don't post pics of me keeping a big fish or someone will be upset. Sooooo, how do you keep the under 30" fish in the yak?? I usually keep them on a stringer over the side. I'm kind of looking for some DIY ideas to keep them out of the water.
Oh and for the record, I hunt to. Also do CDP's.

Steve,
Did you get a gobbler this past weekend. What do you hunt? Rifleman or Bow?

[reddogge]

Steve if you think this is bad try going to a bass fishing forum and ask about eating bass (which IMO taste 10X better than rockfish).

[Steve6902]

I'll chip in for gas money.

[yakscientist]

Or you could get a couple batteries and Torqeedo out there

The best option is to convince my brother to let us take his runabout out to the target ship for some cobia fishing this summer. Shouldn't be too hard to convince him, that's the number 1 fish on his bucket list. It'll suck trailering the boat down to around PLO, 2 hours each way, but hopefully it'll be worth it.

[silasvirus82]

Or you could get a couple batteries and Torqeedo out there