Originally Posted By: ewest
 Originally Posted By: chadwickz71
How long does trimming a fin last, seems like it might be easier on a fish and not cost a thing. If it last 3-4 years that might be good enough. If you haven't caught it by then you probably never will, and if you do you could just re-trim it up.


The fin grows back but is deformed ( curly/wavy ) looking and not always easy to tell.


These were all trimmed at the rear of the dorsal fin at various times last year. Only a couple were visible in the pictures. IIRC most, but not all, of the BG clip jobs were visible up close and personal. I definitely caught some RES that were clipped early last year that weren't really detectable (no pix of those).







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