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[Tim_T]

1. Thats what fishing license are for. It makes no sense to make tournament fisherman pay more just because they are fishing tournaments.

2. Stocking is overatted, studies have shown it isnt really a great fix for bass anyway so you would be making bass fisherman pay for trout and catfish.

3. F&W is not hurting for money anyway.

4. It would make the really large tournaments you mentioned just go to other states. Some states with regulations that are not tournament friendly have seen this happen. Big tournaments bring in out of state money which helps local businesses around the lakes.

5. Whos going to inforce it?? wont that be fun making F&W employees go to tournaments and count the boats and make sure they get their 10%.

Now all that being said I would be in favor for something that helped out tournaments. Like a tournament size limit exception where boats in a tournament could use the statewide 12in size limit if they paid some sort of fee. This would help put some big tournaments on places like Dale Hollow.

1. I agree totally.

2. Not sure how stocking bass would be making bass anglers pay for trout and catfish. You lost me there.

3. I don't know KDFWR's total financial picture, but I hardly doubt they are "not hurting for money." License sales are in a continual decline over the last several years and this is where a big chunk of their budget comes from.

4. Agree on this.

5.Agree again.

On your last point I say absolutely not. Tournament anglers need to follow the same laws as everyone else. Who cares if there are no big tournaments on Dale Hollow?

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1. I agree totally.

2. Not sure how stocking bass would be making bass anglers pay for trout and catfish. You lost me there.

3. I don't know KDFWR's total financial picture, but I hardly doubt they are "not hurting for money." License sales are in a continual decline over the last several years and this is where a big chunk of their budget comes from.

4. Agree on this.

5.Agree again.

On your last point I say absolutely not. Tournament anglers need to follow the same laws as everyone else. Who cares if there are no big tournaments on Dale Hollow?

My point on the trout and catfish is thats what the most effective stocking consists of. In those cases stocking does its purpose successfully allowing beginning anglers the chance to catch fish that are easy to catch in the FINS lakes, spillways and other small lakes.

And I think it would be cool to see the pros on Dale Hollow. I know that will never happen but it would be cool.