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Old 05-19-06, 09:09 AM   #1
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Default Is there an easy way to cull?

Ok, I had a good day and have a livewell full of weighable fish. Gee, I'm still catching fish and need to cull.

What is the best way to do it without loosing fish, jumping out? Also, What's an easy method to select the right fish to throw back?

I've used colored bobbypins but I need some more advice.

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Old 05-19-06, 10:15 AM   #2
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I have seen a clip board solve this issue. Record your smallest fish to largest with the sharpie. Weigh fish and replace the color pin.

It is quick and works.

They make a culling board with clips and floats in different colors and a grease pencil to write down weight on the clip board. That is cool too.

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Old 05-19-06, 01:01 PM   #3
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I have the x-tool and it culls the fish for me
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Old 05-19-06, 06:51 PM   #4
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x tools also make a culling system with the clips and board
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Old 05-19-06, 08:57 PM   #5
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ask me that when i can figure out how to get 6 keeper bass in a tourny..

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Old 05-20-06, 03:09 PM   #6
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It is difficult to cull if you don't catch 6 keeper fish isn't it ?In a tournament a few years ago,the first fish of the day, I caught a good 3lb+ bass, I boated him, unhooked him and released him without thinking to put him in the livewell. Luckily, they were biting the jig good , we still took first place, but my partner has never let me forget that one yet.P N J
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Old 05-21-06, 04:17 PM   #7
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I'm not tooting my horn here but one tournament I fished 2 years ago, I had 47 keepers and culled 5 times. It was my best tournament ever! Needless to say, and I agree, I'm happy to get a limit of fish in any tournament. Sometimes that one fish is so close to the fish in your livewell that you hopefully make the desicion to throw back the right one.
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Old 05-21-06, 08:55 PM   #8
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Yeah there is a easy way, just catch 5 over 7lbs, then who cares what size the others are, you'll be able to tell LOL. I have the clips, with long rubber straps and a board. I however, like zooker, have never culled in a tourney or fished in a tourney with anyone who has culled.

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Old 05-21-06, 09:06 PM   #9
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i use the board with the washable marker and the wires w/clip & float..have culled many times in tourneys..beats the alternative...

ok so i posted under the wrong topic first...shoot me....lmao
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5 over 7lb? Man I wish!

I'll have to try that board, Thanks guy's.
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ask me that when i can figure out how to get 6 keeper bass in a tourny..

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I thought they changed it to a best 5 fish a long time ago?
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Old 05-22-06, 12:12 PM   #12
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Another good tool is a balance beam, its more accurate than a handheld digital scale when they are 10 ths of an ounce from each other and look just alike.
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the culling beam bassmaster and x tools and bps each have there own system
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Another good tool is a balance beam, its more accurate than a handheld digital scale when they are 10 ths of an ounce from each other and look just alike.
Thats what I use as well along with the colored floats. Much less guess work and quick. No mistakes and no worrys bout a dead battery. Thought about getting one of the digital scales but why would I want to spend that much money and take up that much room ina boat when about $39 will do the trick.
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those floats end the soakin you get trying to latch on to a frisky fish. in the live well.

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need 6 to cull..

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