Catch & Release

[FishinPhil]

Im surprised nobody has brought up the newly formed MLF (Major League Fishing) created by Boyd Duckett. They have pretty much all the big name pros and its a catch and release tourney series. They weigh every fish they catch and whoever has the heaviest total weight wins. No limit to number of bass. They have an official on every boat who weighs the fish and then they are immediately released. All the boats actually have an up to date live scoreboard on them so the guys know where they stand. Lets see how the catch and release format is liked by the best of the best.

[bassmaster]

Im surprised nobody has brought up the newly formed MLF (Major League Fishing) created by Boyd Duckett. They have pretty much all the big name pros and its a catch and release tourney series. They weigh every fish they catch and whoever has the heaviest total weight wins. No limit to number of bass. They have an official on every boat who weighs the fish and then they are immediately released. All the boats actually have an up to date live scoreboard on them so the guys know where they stand. Lets see how the catch and release format is liked by the best of the best.

That sounds great and I'm sure most tourney guys would like that format. I'm sure most folks tourney or pleasure fisherman are concerned enough that even if it's only a very small percentage(tenths of a percent I believe) difference in mortality that it would be welcomed. I was suprised with the data collected by the North American Fisherman biologists. I do like the sound of that format.

[coombro]

Sounds like a good idea til one of them officials takes a little money under the table. Proof's in the pudding.

[Tim_T]

Sounds like a good idea til one of them officials takes a little money under the table. Proof's in the pudding.

You make a good point on the local level but in a series like they are putting on it shouldn't be an issue with all of the spectator boats plus the television cameras following the guys around.

[raincheck]

Sounds like a good idea til one of them officials takes a little money under the table. Proof's in the pudding.

I agree about the pudding,seen it 1st hand 4 myself..........main reason i quit fishing traditional type tournaments................