[dannyplug1]

Cow hunter I dont mean to be rude. But how are people on the other side of the issue supposed to take you seriously. I am not a marine biologist, but I do know that the fish on your postings will never live to breed again. Furthermore, the one time use of of legit harvesting vs killing is misleading ... using benign term is like calling sorta like calling a strip club a gentlemans club vs titty bar. Additionnaly it is not fair to the vast majority of rec fisherman who recessitate, and carefully realease bass and allow some one else the possibility of catching that fish again. When a commercial charter or a rec fisheman takes a bass he or she has insured that two things will happen. 1. That fish ]will not breed again. 2. No one islse will have the pleasure of catching that fish again. I agree that there will be some mortality associated with catch and release fishing. I use a minimal amount of hooks with no barbs and do not fish live or dead baits. There will be some mortality (farr below the amount in the Mass study in that study you fail to mention that the fish were gut hooked. However there is 100% mortality when any one keeps a fish. Furthurmore as you point out there are many more rec fisherman than commercials. In a democracy the needs of the majority are supposed to prevail over those of special interests (Commercial weekend fisherman) . One time use for a game fish has to become a thing of the past as has the whole sale slughter of the passenger pidgeon, buffalo, and market hunting for water fowl. Bass should be a strictly catch and release game fish!