Fishnut and Redear,

What you don't understand is that at somepoint in time a walleye or some other non black bass species might influence a black bass. That is not acceptable to some in our public waters. I agree that the walleye should help the panfishing in a major way. The drop in shad will help the bluegill fishing and crappie fishing and create a great walleye fishery. That is a threat to some black bass people.

What I don't understand is that bass tourneys are a relative scale. You don't win on how many pounds you catch. You win by catching more fish than the other guys in the tourney. It shouldn't matter if the winning bag is 22 lbs or 17 lbs. If you catch the most pounds you win.

These are public lakes. If these groups want to manage tourneys on private waters, then they can pool their money and do so.