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- noun fishing A variety of
angling where thefish are released aftercapture , as aconservation measure
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granny commented on the word catch and release
a fishing strategy whereby the fisherman returns a captured fish to the water to be caught again later
In a catfish tournament the captured fish is checked in and weighed before being returned to the pond.
April 2, 2007