to clarify my response....i didnt disagree with you about "normal" tournament mortality not having a huge impact on the fishery.
my objection is over the comment about "100% tournament mortality" not hurting......that is not the question you want me to ask the above mentioned hatchery directors. and frankly i would be too embarrassed to even ask such a question
and as far as that goes i would get as much accurate info about tournament mortality from the lady at the local greenhouse as i would from a "hatchery director"....friend the hatchery directors have ZERO to do with bass tournaments....ZERO. ive never seen one in attendance, so how would they even have ANY info, much less hard hands on data from a long term sample population???
also, you might look a little closer at your hatchery references, wolf creek NATIONAL fish hatchery doesnt have one single thing to do with bass fishing regs on lake cumberland or any other lake in the state for that matter. and i did call and ask 2 different hatchery technicians if wolfe creek has EVER stocked any kind of bass in lake cumberland....and you guessed it....nope.
those regs are determined by a completely different entity, the KENTUCKY DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
but if you feel your info is founded ,then heck im your biggest fan
im done arguing hypothetical questions, just know that when you make such outlandish comments somebody on here is going to smell it and call it.
now, its time to quit typing and start casting.
you have a safe and happy 4th as well