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Originally Posted by ecduzitgood
...For instance with the Striper cup tournament if I catch a fish to weigh in on Monday I am done fishing until next Monday. Less fish hooked equals less impact overall.
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WOW!! You're a much better person than I am. This is not a personal attack by any means so please don't take it that way, but for me...the day will NEVER come that a tournament
keeps me from fishing. ("done fishing until next Monday")
Your theory is quite interesting.
Again, not a personal attack...but feeling the way you do, WHY EVEN FISH? Why even hurt that one fish?
Perhaps my love for fishing far outweighs my concerns for mortality rates affected by my C&R...not
perhaps, but
definitely.
Sure, I want the generations to come to be able to enjoy the fishery. That being said, I will not sacrifice my remaining years of fishing to help that happen. Call me selfish, but I enjoy fishing, I'm not going to stop OR fish less for their sake. That's why they have regulations, sure they're not perfect, but nothing is.
I love eating fish...but always abide by the rules.
If I walk down that path leading to the beach and find a full-out blitz of 20# fish, I am NOT going to catch one and then turn around and go home. Call me what you like ~ Just sharing my thoughts
Back on target, with this being a Tournament of good reason, it shouldn't be that important which club walks away with the trophy for the year, the winners should always be those affected by that nasty disease and the reason behind this tournament. If you cheated to win bragging rights?? Shame on you -