I would love to go fishing and sort out the facts. I commend any bass fisherman tournament or not who cares enough to try and take care of our renewable resource. I am not an "authority" on anything but an observer of my surroundings. And having bass fished for the last 40 years I know how warm water and handling can harm fish. There is no way you can have tournaments in summer and not kill more fish than in the cooler months. And just because all of your released fish swam away after a tournament doesn't mean they survived. I have read studies claiming up to 70% delayed mortality after summer tournaments. All you have to do is come around the dock later in the day to see how many didn't make it.

Enough raving. My only point is summer tournaments are more hard on bass and I only wish T-fisherman could/would adjust. I hate see quality fish killed. Period.

kc