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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 349300" data-attributes="member: 389">This is always a fun topic.&nbsp; IMHO, and from what I've read, it kind of goes like this:&nbsp; Tagging studies show very low (25% ????) re-catch rates for walleye.&nbsp; I don't think we are so silly as to think that these fish &quot;learned their lesson&quot; for trying to eat something with a hook in it, so we need to look at what/why these fish aren't showing up in later years.&nbsp; I'd suggest:1.&nbsp; Any walleye caught from a body of water with temps above 65 degrees has a reduced chance or surviving.2.&nbsp; Any walleye pulled up from a depth of 15 ft has a reduced chance of survival.3.&nbsp; Any walleye that is exhausted from a lengthy fight because you choose to use 4 lb test line is likely to have a reduced chance of survival. 4.&nbsp; Any walleye that has been held in any way that doesn't support it's mid-section is likely to have a greatly reduced chance of survival.&nbsp; That's right, we kill lots of those nice 28&quot; walleyes every whenever we hold them up by the gills for a quick picture before we release it and pat ourselves on the back. The bottom line is that if you go out and catch 10 fish to bring home a limit of 5, you probably killed 6 or more fish for that five fish limit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 349300, member: 389"] This is always a fun topic. IMHO, and from what I've read, it kind of goes like this: Tagging studies show very low (25% ????) re-catch rates for walleye. I don't think we are so silly as to think that these fish "learned their lesson" for trying to eat something with a hook in it, so we need to look at what/why these fish aren't showing up in later years. I'd suggest: 1. Any walleye caught from a body of water with temps above 65 degrees has a reduced chance or surviving. 2. Any walleye pulled up from a depth of 15 ft has a reduced chance of survival. 3. Any walleye that is exhausted from a lengthy fight because you choose to use 4 lb test line is likely to have a reduced chance of survival. 4. Any walleye that has been held in any way that doesn't support it's mid-section is likely to have a greatly reduced chance of survival. That's right, we kill lots of those nice 28" walleyes every whenever we hold them up by the gills for a quick picture before we release it and pat ourselves on the back. The bottom line is that if you go out and catch 10 fish to bring home a limit of 5, you probably killed 6 or more fish for that five fish limit. [/QUOTE]

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