MS Tourney - Decisions To Be Made

[ecduzitgood]

Originally Posted by fishrick

No back breaking work of hauling your bass back to the car! It's different, less energy, but it is easy after the first fish or two on the C & R option. Also, you can continue to fish after you get a "qualifyer"...otherwise your done for the day!!

Not to rain on the parade but that is my beef with catch and release. No end to hooking fish and 1 in 12 die after being released. For instance with the Striper cup tournament if I catch a fish to weigh in on Monday I am done fishing until next Monday. Less fish hooked equals less impact overall.
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[JohnR]

Originally Posted by ecduzitgood

Not to rain on the parade but that is my beef with catch and release. No end to hooking fish and 1 in 12 die after being released. For instance with the Striper cup tournament if I catch a fish to weigh in on Monday I am done fishing until next Monday. Less fish hooked equals less impact overall.
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Well, you would need to catch and release 12 fish to equal every one you keep.

[ecduzitgood]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Well, you would need to catch and release 12 fish to equal every one you keep.

That's true but weighing in does limit the amount of fish hooked and time spent fishing, kind of a limt if you will. Catch and release goes until a person is exhusted, which to me means more fish hooked. Last Tuesday I took one for the table but going by the average mortality rate of my releases I probably killed 5 others...it was an amazing day but very few of size so I carry some guilt myself.
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[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by ecduzitgood

...For instance with the Striper cup tournament if I catch a fish to weigh in on Monday I am done fishing until next Monday. Less fish hooked equals less impact overall.
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WOW!! You're a much better person than I am. This is not a personal attack by any means so please don't take it that way, but for me...the day will NEVER come that a tournament keeps me from fishing. ("done fishing until next Monday") Your theory is quite interesting.
Again, not a personal attack...but feeling the way you do, WHY EVEN FISH? Why even hurt that one fish?

Perhaps my love for fishing far outweighs my concerns for mortality rates affected by my C&R...not perhaps, but definitely.
Sure, I want the generations to come to be able to enjoy the fishery. That being said, I will not sacrifice my remaining years of fishing to help that happen. Call me selfish, but I enjoy fishing, I'm not going to stop OR fish less for their sake. That's why they have regulations, sure they're not perfect, but nothing is.
I love eating fish...but always abide by the rules.
If I walk down that path leading to the beach and find a full-out blitz of 20# fish, I am NOT going to catch one and then turn around and go home. Call me what you like ~ Just sharing my thoughts

Back on target, with this being a Tournament of good reason, it shouldn't be that important which club walks away with the trophy for the year, the winners should always be those affected by that nasty disease and the reason behind this tournament. If you cheated to win bragging rights?? Shame on you -