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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 88335" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>Beautiful Fish!!!&nbsp; Congratulations!!&nbsp; As far as the keep or put back, keep whatever you want.&nbsp; I've knifed quite a few walleyes over 8 lbs in my time.&nbsp; The biggest was an 11 lb gill hook from LOW.&nbsp; Not my fish and the angler couldn't afford the mount, but I got every piece of meat off her I could.&nbsp; Most of the others were gill hooked or seen floating after release, but a few were kept because the angler flat out wanted to keep the fish.&nbsp; Like has been said before, releasing an 8 lb fish is no guarantee it will gain one oz of weight....ever.&nbsp; The way I look at it, is that I've already been blessed with a trophy walleye.&nbsp; I have a 13.5 pounder that is at the taxidermist so keeping another one is just taking the opportunity of catching a fish of that caliber from someone else.&nbsp; However, if I catch a 15 or bigger, I WILL keep another one.&nbsp; No question about it.&nbsp; (Grin)&nbsp; Again, Congratulations on a tremendous trophy!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 88335, member: 314"] Beautiful Fish!!! Congratulations!! As far as the keep or put back, keep whatever you want. I've knifed quite a few walleyes over 8 lbs in my time. The biggest was an 11 lb gill hook from LOW. Not my fish and the angler couldn't afford the mount, but I got every piece of meat off her I could. Most of the others were gill hooked or seen floating after release, but a few were kept because the angler flat out wanted to keep the fish. Like has been said before, releasing an 8 lb fish is no guarantee it will gain one oz of weight....ever. The way I look at it, is that I've already been blessed with a trophy walleye. I have a 13.5 pounder that is at the taxidermist so keeping another one is just taking the opportunity of catching a fish of that caliber from someone else. However, if I catch a 15 or bigger, I WILL keep another one. No question about it. (Grin) Again, Congratulations on a tremendous trophy!!!! [/QUOTE]

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