Do you have a garage? To transport, get a rack if your car or truck don't have one.

Whatever you think you want to eat I guess....

I guess it was a little windy there...Good joke. Thanks

Yes Bobby but also I enjoy fishing. I release the ones that don't look right for consumption or they are not of legal size. Even I enjoy the times I got nothing. My post was intended to tell the man he doesn't have to feel so terrible bad for what happened to his fish...that is part of the game and will always be.

How long have you being fishing? As for your reaction that may be your first time. If you do not want to make the fish suffer, forget about the catch and release. Do like me: I go to the beach, I get a good one and I go home to eat it. Catch and release seems to me a little sadistic. You can make the situation more sport if you file off the barb in the hook you are using...Sorry, it is my thinking under the circumstances.

I agree with you 100%. Intuition made me think the more "junk" you have in your lure the greater chance to scare a fish. The less and more natural looking and subtle your bait is, the better chances for you to get the prize. Thanks for re-sure my feeling.

It may be an alligator also....

I keep them in small plastic bag, ready to be hooked with weight and all, to the fishing pole. No messy entanglement, quick and easy to change them if you will.