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Sure they kill xteen million pounds a year and this tourney will not change that significantly. Sure people take ground fish and mackeral and blues etc. Are you supposed to throw in the towel cause its an uphill battle?
The thing that will make a difference is an accumulation of choices over their fishing years by many people.
If you simply look at the reality of the poundage taken per state and compare the pounds in this tourney , you may say what difference does it make. However , if you can step back and have a vision ( guys like Bob Pond had a vision , not a magic wand) then you can see that discussing the conservation issues is good to make people aware , the more people are aware , the better for the fishery.
Opposing this tourney and any tourney that has not taken conservation into consideration when they write their rules and determine the format of these events is part of acting on that vision. One small step at a time , and eventually you have walked a mile.
There is no one thing anyone can do to suddenly cut the Xteen million pound number in half . What we can do is one person at a time , make the right decision; one kid at a time , teach them conservation ; and one tournament at a time , oppose thoughtless rules and fish killing formats.
It all adds up and you can see that if you have a vision.
Act to make that vision a reality by making the right choices , on small matters. Over your carreer as a fisherman and over the carreers of people with whom you share the vision , it will add up.
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