Tagging Fish

"alwaysfishking" wrote in message
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I have 5 private lakes withing my community, almost all of them receive
little to no fishing pressure. (Today was memorial day and I was the only
person out fishing or doing anything else on the big lake here), I catch
more than my fair share of Bass on these lakes and was wondering about
tagging bass. Anyone do it? I think it might be cool considering most of
the
fishing pressure comes from me. I know nothing about it so a few
questions

What effect does it have on the fish if any? Could it harm them?

***If done properly, there is no effect on the fish. However, if not, it
could cause infection in the fish. For this reason, many state Natural
Resource Departments will not allow private tagging programs. You have an
unusual situation with the lakes you fish. My suggestion would be to talk
to your DNR fisheries people and see what they have to say regarding
legality and suggested methods and/or tags.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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