Big Week End on Leech

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The tournament anglers are bound by the same laws that average anglers are. All fish in the slot, 18 to 26 inches must be released immediately. Per state rules each angler can have one fish over 26 Inches. The goal of each 2 man team is to weigh 2 fish, one for each angler over 26 inches and have the largest 3 fish under 18 inches. Each team could weigh a total of 5 fish per day of the tournament. I believe the winning team had 33 plus pounds for a 2 day tournament, averaging 3.3 lbs per fish.

All the fish are released after weigh in. Most fish make it, some do not. I do not know if the fish return to the area they were caught. If there is enough food in Walker Bay I would assume they would remain in the Bay. It would be interesting to place some type of tracking device in the fish to study their activity after release.

Hope this helps.