Patrick - not sure if Mr. Kav will see your post anytime soon, as he is at a seminar for a few days, so I'll jump in here.
The tournament encouraged catch and release. You got points for any released fish, 300 per fish I think. However, you could keep fish, and you got 1 point per pound, so if you kept a fish less than 300 lbs, you actually got penalized.
Sorry if I stole your thunder Dave.....
