Quote Originally Posted by GeoFisher View Post
Interesting Read:

https://www.wired2fish.com/news/stat...kentucky-lake/


I don't fish tourneys, but I know a lot who do.......I can tell you I've seen the floaters. A TON of times, and I do believe lots of fish die in these summer tourneys.
I think that you are right. There is no way that a big fish can survive well if it's caught in cold deep water with plenty of dissolved oxygen and then put in a tank of warmer water in a bass boat and kept there for hours until the weight in and then let loose. Just handling the fish removed the slime coating and allows bacteria to get though the slime coating. It's not normal to see all those big fish floating on top of the water after a big tournament.

Closing the lake to tournaments would be a good idea especially in the hot summer months of June, July, and August. IMHO