I my time on the water fishing. I also like the idea of a just for kicks-and-a-good-time tourneyment with following BBQ. Keeping in mind the limitations of the craft we're talking about, i.e. floattubes, kayaks, longboards, and rowboats, keeping fish alive in livewells just isn't feasible for everyone involved. To do it properly, it would be a huge pain in the arse for most of us, costing significantly more than the entry fee!!! Although the idea of a monitor who weighs fish is better, it still doesn't measure up since people won't want to wait to get each fish "officially weighed".

I respect our fishery and know that how we treat it now will affect it greatly in the not so distant future. However, I agree that we should be able to take a reasonable amount of legal sportfish for tablefare. I don't mean fatty calico bass that are of legal drinking age either. I mean normal to good sized bass. I don't care who advises me not to, unless my freezer is packed with fish, I'm keepin any legal halibut/wsb I catch and feelin' really really good about it! Conversely, when I have fish at home already, I love letting fish go. I enjoy myself either way.

C&R has a time and place. In the just for kicks tourneyment we're discussing, it sounds to me like someone who has a problem catching and keeping calicos could try to target halibut or wsb instead. Its only $10 bucks and if you feel strongly about calicos and their slow growth rate, just let them go! Nothin's on the line (pun intended) so no big whup.

I'd just like to go out and have a good time.