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Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
BTW, the 1980s was the best bass fishing in history!!! More large fish were caught then (including several state and world records) then any time in history.
According to official numbers we have too many bass anyway and nothing is in danger because of the fantastic job that the marine fisher depart's do. Go get em! Worry about any problems later.
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Yes, all there was was big bass, very poor YOY indices, and the fishery collapsed.
Indanite - I'm guessing you have not made up your mind because I can't see which side of the fence you're going to fall off of...
Let's keep this thread as good DEBATE. There is a lot of discussion on this that deserves hashing out more.
I'm pretty confident that OTW had no desire to create a "Kill Tourney" but instead was looking to recreate one of the greatest east coast tourneys in history, the Schaeffer Tournament. While I am personally encouraged by a regional Tourney (undecided if S-B participates as a team - on another thread) I am concerned about the potential fishery impact. Sure, there are plenty of "meat" tourneys around that just about all of us particpate in, typically weeklong / weekend tourneys like MDA, MSBA, Boston Harbor, etc.
So is the question that people would like to see OTW modify & reduce the "Kill Quotient"? And if so, HOW would you recommend it be done?
Increased minimum size ? Not fair to a lot of the noobs or those that can't target in best areas / methods (not that they would win anyway, but they could participate)
Max total of fish weighed in? Set a limit of X amount of fish per month? Set a limit of X amount of fish per person per TOURNEY?
What can be done to make this more conservation friendly?
I am supportive of a Tourney, but I would like to see modifications to reduce the pressure of this tourney and would like to see it further discussed. And, yes, don't look forward to see people cheating in it...
One more thing that I am sure will pi$$ some people off - commercial striped-bass permit holders should not be allowes to submit a fish during their open season. I know, it sucks, start the flame wars, but there is an advantage for them...
BTW - Harpoon makes my favorite beer in the world, doesn't mean I'm going to lay down on the tourney for it
~ regardless of how close it is...