Now you tournament fisherpeople. Tell me the survival rate of the gene pool bass that are kept in the livewells, then weighed, then photographed and held while breaking their lower jaw swinging them around. Then released. Enough of this rambling but it was fun, I am going fishing, see ya[/QUOTE]
Jaycee, Good point, and I am not protecting bad behavior in the past ... ... But (this statement is not qualified ...tournament fisherpeople ?)
I'll gaurantee the mishandling of tourney fish has been corrected in the past 15 years by organizied groups ... Now as far as your local club sponsord from the local bars ... Who knows ??? ... But let's face it ... Until the mid 70's to mid 80's no one released anything ... look back at the old pic's of yesterday years ... Westmoreland on the Dale for example ... Maybe it is my age ... But conservation of the Game fish in this state is controlled very well ...
Not withstanding the Rednecks in Smith and Dekalb County that bank fish the Caney Fork And throw Eatable Stripers on the bank when fishing for Bass and Trout because they think they are trash fish (which I have witnessed first hand !!) .... ...
Bottom line is ... Regardless of Catch and release verses Legally Keeping ... Livewell etiquette ... Things have improved ... But I know where you are coming from ...
I relate this the same way we relate to our modern time of our drug problem ... I HAD A DRUG PROBLEM WHEN I WAS GROWING UP ... I WAS DRUG TO CHURCH AND DRUG TO THE WOODSHED WHEN I DIDN'T SAY YES MAM OR YES SIR OR WAS NOT RESPECTFUL and did not follow the law ... .... With our new influx of fishermen, legal or not (even legal asians disregard the laws, check the judicial dockets) and our politics ... The Tourneys are the most controlled fishing out there for the masses of fish caught at anytime ... ...
Jaycee, I appreciate your posts and opinions over the years (Since you joined April, 24th, 2004) ... Keep them coming ... Now there is an old saying with us old delta blues guys, with the tube amps , American Strat and Les Pauls, Unless you have lived it you can't play it ... this also goes with Tourney, commercial fishing and guiding ... I have done all the above ... <'TK>< 