See that's what I would like to know, how many of these fish are repeat
offenders. That's awesome Rich
"RichZ" wrote in message
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Generally speaking, the 'spear' tags that inject near the base of the
dorsal fin are the prefered method these days.

Years ago, I was involved in a tagging project with the CT fisheries
bureau, and we used lip tags and I can't tell you how many huge holes they
made in the jaws of fish. Can't believe that some states still use them,
but I know NYS does.

Anyway, one of the most interesting occurrences during my tagging days was
the number of times that the guy who put the tag in the fish recaught the
same fish. Whether a matter of favorite spots, favorite lures, or just a
certain nervousness that puts a certain jiggle into a worm that some fish
seem prone to respond to, more than half of the 'recaptures' reported in
the program were made by the same guy who tagged the fish in the first
place. I had one fish that I named Ralph. Caught him 7 times over the
course of a season and a half. 5 times from the same blowdown tree in a
deep cove, on the same violet fliptail -- all during summer through early
fall conditions. Once from the point at the mouth of the same cove, on a
crankbait (mid-fall), and once on a smoke grub farther back in the creek
(early spring).

Also once caught and tagged a fish at about 7AM, caught the same fish
again
a little after 10AM and again just before 4PM, all on the same
(size/color/model) worm from the same clump of cabbage located just
outside
the main deep weed edge, in 18 to 20 feet of gin clear water at East Twin
Lake.


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