I have to admit that I don’t keep up with this kind of stuff. I’m not a tournament guy and never have been although I have many friends that like that kind of competition.

My question would be this. Is the old school catch, keep, weigh, release the best way to handle this kind of competition?

I’m almost 100 percent Kayak fisherman now days. My boat sits most of the year. The Kayak tournaments catch, measure, release. I would think there is less harm to the fish by doing so. Just my opinion but I think that’s a much better way to handle it and a special reg would not really matter if that was the case.