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DZ · 12-05-2013, 08:41 AM

As someone who has been involved in the forefront of the C&R movement that started in the 1980s I've always thought it should be about selective harvest. I keep bass periodically for my own consumption. Generally it’s a bass just over legal size but could very well be below 32 inches so I won’t take this pledge. That said, I’ve always endorsed the idea of keeping a larger bass only if it was your personal best and was to be mounted or used for personal consumption.

I like the general idea of the pledge but feel it would have more impact if it was “1@32” but less than 40”, for example – protect the cows.
DZ

12-05-2013, 08:41 AM	#9
DZ Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,574	As someone who has been involved in the forefront of the C&R movement that started in the 1980s I've always thought it should be about selective harvest. I keep bass periodically for my own consumption. Generally it’s a bass just over legal size but could very well be below 32 inches so I won’t take this pledge. That said, I’ve always endorsed the idea of keeping a larger bass only if it was your personal best and was to be mounted or used for personal consumption. I like the general idea of the pledge but feel it would have more impact if it was “1@32” but less than 40”, for example – protect the cows. DZ
	DZ Recreational Surfcaster "Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit" Bi + Ne = SB 2 If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.