lets see, the skeena is a fishery with exellent genes for big fish anyway. and don't about 2000 of this fishes brothers and sisters have the exact same genes? i think i'd hafta say maybe this fish did a little bit better job of eating. maybe more bait fish got in front of him. if i have this fish on my line and all tuckered out i think the best taxidermist in town just got another client.
c&r is dandy and i release 95% of the fish i catch but isn't there a time when you just say thanks and besides enjoying the thrill of the chase you enjoy the fruits of the labor?