I'm sure this must have been discussed before but....

I've read many posts that say something like "cull fish less than 90% Wr." My question is....is relative weight alone a good criteria to make the decision on whether the fish is a keeper or not?

My problem....If a female LMB measures at 95% prespawn, she is a keeper. Post spawn she measure 85% and she doesn't make the cut? If I catch a LMB that hasn't eaten today and measures 88% but I catch the same LMB after breakfast an hour later with a nice BG in its stomach.....

A male CC weighs more than a female of equal length and health but the Wr charts don't differentiate between the sexes.

Are there other criteria that can be applied, in addition to Wr, to help identify healthy and desirable fish?


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