Wow, I just spent 15 minutes reading through this and learned alot. Exuse me for being simple-minded but what I got out of this was that tournaments waste alot more fish then a few people keeping some for the table.

I am friends with alot of you, Husky, Simone, Mitch, etc. and always follow you guys on how you did in various tournaments so I am in know way critisizing tourney guys, but certain people should really lay-off people keeping a few fish after reading about the tourney mortalities.

Also I truely wish they would limit the amount of tournies on Cwood. I live on the lake and watch teams pull up to my dock and pull out a 4 pounder and bring it over to the launch to be weighed. No way in hell does that fish make it back to my end of the lake where I could enjoy catching it, plus it was probably on a bed. My biggest bass ever on Cwood was caught off my dock, a 5 1/2 pound smallie. Small point but it ticks me off.

Limiting the amount of tournies is a must in my opinion. If anything keep it to CT. clubs, but we are seeing more tournies than ever and that can't be helping the water's eco system nor the population if we are loosing 5-8% of the bass caught.

Did I like seeing the bass on the table like that, not really because I C&R bass and trout but it was his choice and from his posts he is an outdoorsman that knows the rules and regs. and doesn't abuse them.