I am enjoying the responses to the summary I posted. Considering that the article is about Brook trout, I would not try to use it to draw conclusions on Bass though I would like some references to studies on C&R Bass mortality. I keep in mind that tournament mortality is a special issue. Since I release bass immediately, they are not subject to the stress of livewell and weigh-in. Most C&R Bass are not.

My post was a summary. Did anyone look at the original? Also:

The author draws information from this article, Risley, C.A.L., and J. Zydlewski. 2010. "Assessing the effects of catch-and-release regulations on a brook trout population using an age-structured model." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30:1434-1444

That would be the place to look for details on the effects of factors like age. I am not even sure if I could get a copy of the study. I might try.