Bad news for tournaments... delayed mortality

[DJD]

KC,
I agree with some of what you stated in your reply. More care of the catch is always needed. I believe that the fishing industry will continue to get better since there is so much money at stake. The thing that bothers me the most is that media coverage (good or bad) is taken as the gospel when that simply is not true. This is a great example of that. So you have to see the side of tournament anglers (i know you do a few) when surveys are thrown out on just about every aspect of bass fishing. Most have a negative slant on tournaments. No bed fishing or stopping tournaments during the hot summer months are just a few. The worst cases of fish loss i have seen are from pollution or nature, not anglers. Hurricanes(stirring up the polluted bottom and eating up the oxygen), sewage or excessive fertilizer draining into waterways and droughts. That article would lead someone to believe that the evil bass tournaments are killing all the bass and that is dangerous. Almost smells of PETA influences...

[kc]

I agree completely with media coverage being overblown and slanted and can see why some feel that way about this article. I also understand about PETA and their warped agenda but I assure you I am not PETA nor the slanted media. I am a born and bred KY fisherman whose only agenda is better fishing (for me and all of us). These threads have popped up pretty regulary over the past few years especially when the floaters show up in the summer and the tone of them has changed some over time. I do believe many T-fisherman are starting to understand the impact and maybe some seeds are sown. I just get wound up at times when the "not me" attitudes pop up. I think my position is abundantly clear so I am signing off this thread. I hope I haven't offended anyone that was never my intent. Good fishin to all (just keep them alive, please)!

kc