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[QUOTE=jcb;567379]If I was a biologist, and a trophy bass program had low participation with a high percentage of donated bass dying, that program would be deader than a doornail in about 10 seconds. It would seem to me that program would be doing more harm than good to the trophy bass population.[/QUOTE]
It is that's not what I think we need.
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[QUOTE=Fntsyfbgod;567381]It is that's not what I think we need.[/QUOTE]
So just the awards/prizes/database?
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[QUOTE=jcb;567383]So just the awards/prizes/database?[/QUOTE]
Yeah exactly. Its not a big deal to guys who fish alot as much as it's really a big deal for people who don't catch alot of big bass, especially kids. And part of the deal is it requires catch and release to get rewards. And I like the fact you can see what kind of trophy numbers lakes put out, I know Florida uses the numbers in fishing reports and management.
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[QUOTE=buickfan70;567338]Ky has a small angler award program where you get a certificate you print out yourself online once your catch is approved by length and the year following the catch they mail you a small hat pin. After catching three different species of trophy fish you get a master angler award pin [if anyone has a pic of a Ky master angler award pin I would love to see it. I have a 2017 trophy fish pin] Years ago Ky angler award program was bigger and they gave a nice wooden wall plaque for master angler award.[/QUOTE]
Here is some pic's of the old MA awards along w\ some yearly awards and stickers. Haven't been in the program for 20 years. I can say it did help me focus on other species and there patterns, but as Stripernut said the money would better serve the fishery. Heck all you need is a picture. Chuck
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Thanks riverrat for the photo of the master angler plaques from back in the day.Looks like you caught lots of big fish! If anyone has a more recent photo of what they give for the master angler award I would still like to see them;I would even like to see other year trophy fish pins if someone has pics of those as well. I do not think they spend much money on this program at all.The pins probably cost less than a dollar the most expense is postage to mail them out and they could lower that cost a bunch from what they paid to mail my 2017 pin.I hope they continue it I plan to get a pin each year and display them somehow.