Quote Originally Posted by Les Young View Post
When you saw him on his show ??? We as fishermen need all the help we can get & I sure welcome the NATIONAL CELEBRITY that he is when trying to help out fishermen. Some seem to complain about everything from boating safety to tournament fishermen in just this thread alone. Do you guys keep your navigational lights on at all times when your out at night Striper fishing??? Speaking about boating safety is your life vest on each & every time you get above an idle ??? You ever turn a legal Striper loose to try to catch more ??? I Striper fish & tournament fish both. Although I never fish below the dams I sure don't want to see it shut down if it can be avoided because others like to. Dang guys we're all fishermen & we shouldn't be taking verbal punches at all other fishermen that do things that don't agree with our own beliefs. Heck old Bill may be talking about mostly Tennessee waters, but as a whole we need all the representation we can get.
In short, hardly ever wear a jacket, and it's no voilation of law to release a Striper. Of any size. In my own opinion, celebrities that speak out on an issue like this are just trying to grand stand. I personally doubt Bill Dance has a dog in teh fight, but speaking out might get him a couple more viewers. JMHO, and yep, I could be wrong.