If fishing the release area is a bad thing because the fish have been artificially populated there, how about fishing man made brush piles? These are generally private, unknown to the general population, and create a falsely, or unnatural concentration of fish. Pretty much the same as the idea of fishing around release areas.

Just my thoughts. I've even heard some call it pot-licking... sounds derogatory.

I personally don't see anything wrong with it at all.

Great discussion though.

Danny