[ivanputski]

I emailed them years ago, urging them to go "no Kill" format... even cancelled my subscription. Bravo... Better late than never, should have been done years ago. I suspect the decision is based on the possibility that more people have now opted out of the kill format tourny, and this change will keep the tournament from going under (basically saying they really have no choice if they want to stay alive).
I'm not being cynical or negative, thats just a common sense conclusion from my perspective ... They have been aware of state of the fishery for years.

A high-profile influential platform like OTW magazine should always be at the forefront of advocating a healthy fishery, not the last one to the party.