The funny thing is, its not as if some of the other methods mentioned later didnt also exist 50-plus years ago, its just that I believe in the years before catch and release became more of the norm and we didnt face as many fishing related conservation issues as we do today, skin mounting was just sort of accepted as the way its done. Many people (myself included in some cases), feel the need to have the actual fish we caught on the wall, as opposed to a replica or representation
In the U.S., the enforcement headlines tend to come from ports, airports, and express shipping hubs , where live Chinese mitten crabs are intercepted before they can enter the food supply
Like the freshwater models, the Energy PTs will have a Burner model that sports a blazing fast 7.0:1 gear ratio
As importantly, it provides a different look when a lot of anglers are pulling big crankbaits
I saw a bubble in the middle and just thought maybe it was fine