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Old 01-13-2023, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by reason162 View Post
Agreed, with the exception of deep smallies in wintering holes - anything over 30ft this time of year gets a little dubious on the release. Esp if guys are taking selfies and worse - live welling for a hero shot.
I've caught them in 30+ fow around here in Jan., Feb., open water and after a pic, they never had a problem going back down, if they had, I fizz them.
Fizzing is a good thing to know anytime you catch deep water fish and is what is expected of a responsible fisherman.
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