Quote Originally Posted by TimE View Post
You have not made a point at all.

"Shorter tournament hours" Fish start suffering from this the minute they are caught

"Lower bag limits" Just kill three instead of five?

"Multiple required weigh ins" Again this would not help with barotrauma at all


"Honor system tournament format" See above, but i don't see how a fish floating on it's belling in 80+ degree water, unable to achieve the depth it was prior to being caught, is better than riding around in a livewell all day.

Most biologist's opinions i have read agree that no long term affect comes from doing this if the fish survive.
I 100% agree. But as long as it is legal to do so there will be fish caught and killed in bass tournaments. My point is that more self regulation could be done to minimize fatalities than is currently being done. I hope that the day never comes that the government will regulate bass fishing the way they have done with grouper and the "endangered" red snapper.