Releasing Spawning Female Crappie
Well, it's cold and windy today in Florida so I had some extra time to think about fishing instead of actually getting out on the water.
The topic recently came up on whether one should feel obliged to release slab spawning crappie(especially females) or not. I wanted to survey the ideas from a larger population of crappie fishermen/women. It seems that we had a split decision on this subject matter with varying opinions. I was hoping to do this in the spirit of learning.
So should I feel good about releasing a spawning female crappie with a belly or not? And, in general is it good practice to release the larger crappie?