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I hate to chime in or derail this thread, but I think some clarification is needed.
No one questions each individuals right to take fish or your individual conservation efforts. I am all for rec anglers keeping fish if they want to. But by joining the cup, you are supporting and participating in a coastal, kill tournament. Thousands of big bass are killed for the tournament. You may only keep one fish, but others will keep and kill many. They're all breeding fish.
Although you can argue that charter boats kill that many fish. Yes, they do. But don't forget this tournament is IN ADDITION to those kills.
I know and respect many of you joining the tournament and we all have to answer to ourselves. I dont hold it against anyone. As stated in another thread by others, I grew up in a fishing family, I remember the moratorium. It seems to many that we're rapidly heading in that direction. personally If the bass population was thriving, I may join the cup and join in the camaraderie. However given the current situation, this tournament only hurts a bad situation. there is nothing positive coming out of this for the future of bass. And as MANY of you said in the Maine circle hook thread - every little bit counts
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