Great Male Coppers Pictured and Released....5/19/2013

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 20, 2013 at 8:41am

Thanks Jim....my goal is to have some of the larger gills die of old age....I will clean a larger fish from time to time but I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction out of releasing these larger fish and going back to a location and scoring again with big gills....It works for me on the rivers and creeks I fish....I don't consider myself a bass angler but I catch hundreds every year and I only clean a few smaller fish for some recipe favorites thus releasing many a big largemouth...Over the years with education, trials and tribulations I have learned the importance of conservation and I'm already reaping the benefits of my personal efforts when I watch my grandsons catching pound class gills in our local rivers.....that's all I needed to see to continue my quest!  

Comment by Dean Nalezny on May 20, 2013 at 7:12am

A day like that, is why fish. Great job!

Comment by mike martinez on May 19, 2013 at 8:46pm

Those are some pretty fish there:)

Comment by Jim Gronaw on May 19, 2013 at 8:25pm

The coolest thing is that those fish are still in the system. I have been preaching for 15 years the release of top-end panfish species...and it still has yet to catch on in my region. For world class fisheries to remain, this is essential to make it happen.

Well Done!

Comment by Jim Gronaw on May 19, 2013 at 8:18pm

Sensational fish! Congrats!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 19, 2013 at 6:57pm

I hear you David.....exciting high adrenaline with big fish biting and thunderstorms approaching......a war on your nerves.....just one more cast and we're out of here.....no one more.....and another!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 19, 2013 at 6:49pm

What bruisers, Jeff. That kind of action will wear you out!

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