I'm shocked!!! you were fishing in this hot weather, with the hot water? You almost killed that big old small mouth, and probably with delayed mortality, you did, all for your own fun!!!!

Just messing with you dude... but that is simply put the message you put forth with the idea of no summer tournaments.

That idea won't fly, ever.

What I would love to see is to first of all, do away with culling. If you decide to keep a fish, it's yours for the tournament.

I'd also support smaller limits, especially in hotter months.

Imagine a three fish limit for tournaments in the summer, and NO CULLING!!!

OK, maybe I'm supporting the smaller limit in hopes I could finally weigh a limit...LOL

Another thing is the chemical additives. Uncle Lee's has started carrying Please Release Me, just because I have asked them to. If I do ever keep a fish in the live well, I make sure I put in the chemicle, tournament or not.

Also, don't fill your livewell until you catch a fish to go in it, and don't put your fish in the dry livewell untill you get enough water in there for it to be covered. Then make sure to completely fill your livewell.

I love to see everyone sharing ideas to save our fish. I really like the frozen bottles of water. I usually keep a couple of frozen bottles of drinking water in my cooler on the boat, just so I'll have some cold water left after all the ice melts. I never thought about carrying a couple extra for the livewell. So thanks for the idea.

Danny