Quote Originally Posted by floatntiny View Post
If Triton Tom is as smart as he thinks he is then the wannabe bass fisherman needs to quit talking out both sides of their mouth. They'll squeal worse than a cut pig when they someone keep a bass for supper. If bank full of dead fish after a 350 boat weigh in don't hurt then a few for the table shouldn't hurt either.
You're right that premise works both ways. mortality can be a good thing for a fishery, but every fishery is different. Some can handle it, some can't, some need to have some fish removed others don't. There is no one size fits all rules. But your point remains valid a small percentage of fish dying from a tournament is the same as a few meat eaters keeping some...only difference is that the ones that die from the tourney get "wasted"...sort of...birds gotta eat too!