You can't ticket someone for bringing in a dead fish when he could easily have caught 5 and cleaned them. The reg is 5 per person. A boat with 2 ppl could take 10 bass home if they wanted. I'm not a tourney guy and I do think weigh ins this time of year is a mistake, but the simple fact is, if ppl catch them they can kill them up to five per person. It seems to me like it would be kinda fun for the small medium deals to do a some low fee small payout catch and release tourney's this time of year or go with all night tourneys.

If you want something that will provide a huge help with little cost, go to Kroger and buy kosher/pickling salt (non iodine). Its right next to the iodine salt. Salt water retains oxygen much better than lake water and you won't have to cool it as much which means you don't have to carry as much ice and there is less chance of shock when put back in the lake.

If you want to keep from having to change the water as much, go to the pet store and get some chlorine/ammonia blocker. Don't add bagged ice without it, but its a good idea to use this stuff even if you aren't adding bagged ice as fish put off ammonia several ways and it is deadly to them.