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Originally Posted by WoodyCT
Not everyone kills fish for their clubs or tournaments. Every year I fish multiple tourneys with my club, but I have absolutely NO intention of weighing in a big bass. If I were to catch a fish over 20lbs. it would go back. I don't kill. Period. Case in point- I had 2 new PBs over 42" in 1/2 hour last month. I spent upwards of 15 minutes reviving and releasing each one, rather than tossing them in the rocks and gunning for more.
As for the Striper Cup, I have posted my views here before, and suffice it to say, I find their insistance on running a kill only tournament to be irresponsible and self serving. In fact, I no longer subscribe to that periodical due to their stance on this issue.
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Woody - You seem to be a big advocate of C&R from your post. You admit to catching fish. Is it fair for me to say anyone who uses plugs is irresponsible because the treble hooks RIP THE FACES OFF of these beautiful fish we all seem to respect. Even a single hook can gut hook a fish RIPPING ITS STOMACH OUT OF ITS MOUTH. Can I go further to say that if someone cares so much about the fish why not give up fishing for them and devote more time to preservation of the species.
It took 15 minutes to revive each fish??? You played that fish too long and are using too light of tackle - are you irresponsible. Sending off a poor, tired fish like that can be worse than what Kenny is doing as that fish might not make it, and it probably died anyway. Your fish could have ended up dying as you over stressed that fish - it never will contribute to the gene pool. So at least Ken fed his someone with his fish.
With "PBs" of 42", it sounds like you're keeping track of numbers too? Thats competitive as well.
Also - you own fishing gear. Think of all those nasty epoxies, chemicals and other stuff that goes into the products you buy. Have you ever used a bathroom with a septic tank near the ocean. Thanks for contributing to nitrification of our beloved esturaries, slowly sufficating the baitfish that support these striped bass.
Have you ever thought about it from that perspective???