self righteous? care to elaborate assuming that comment was directed towards me?
I acknowledged that they were good fish, and that Jeff is a very good guide, I was only concerned with fish of that size being harvested. I don't grasp the concept. Ever killed a 20 lb steelhead Mike? You could even LEGALLY kill 2 that size, however I HIGHLY doubt you would. I'm sure if you saw a 20 lb hen with it's gills ripped out lying on the bank you'd have a few words to mutter about it. You might not say anything directly to the person but I'm sure you'd be ticked off inside about it. Just because you are within your rights doesn't make it right to kill a trophy fish.
Glad to see there are a few people on here with some spinal chord who are willing to speak their minds. It's much more difficult to stand up for something you feel is wrong and face the wrath of the OFC brotherhood, then to jump on the bandwagon that beleives if you're within your legal rights everyone else must be jealous if they feel otherwise . I'm sure there are others reading this thread who feel the same way but don't feel like posting because they fear someone might jump all over them for it.
Have a wonderful spring, may all of your coolers be filled with 14lb walleye, 20 lb steelhead, and 54" musky
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