>This may not be a popular opinion but I don't think is a step
>in the right direction for tournament kickboat fishing and I'm
>surprised DFG issued the permit. There will be guys who know
>how to handle fish and bring in 5 alive with no problems
>transporting them by vehicle. But there will also be guys who
>are newer to the sport and don't have the fish handling skills
>to successfully bring their fish in to the weigh in in a
>condition that ensures they will survive.

As long as the newer people are educated on how to handle the fish and they have the right equipment there should be no problems,it`s really not difficult.
>
>If there's a guy who has a hard time handling catches a bass,
>pins it with a bouy, drags it around in a mesh bag all day,
>pulls it out 6 or 8 hours later, puts it in a different
>livewell with no fresh water intake and drives it around in
>the back of a truck, this is a recipie for dead fish.

What exactly is a hard time handling a bass to you?It`s pretty cut and dry,weigh-it,pin it,put it in the livewell just like you would if you were in a boat.Very few runners use mesh bags these days they are mostly out of the water livewells with recirculating systems.Speaking of recirculating systems that is the requirement for the transportation livewell.This as you know oxygenates the water,along with bass meds the fish will get to the weigh-in and be able to wait out the weighing process with the fish healthy and ready for the waiting release boat.


I'm not
>questioning anyone's intentions, I believe everyone in both
>clubs wants to see all the fish released healthy at the end of
>the day, but I don't see this as a victory for tournament
>kickboat fishing.

Dude this is a huge victory whether you want to admidt it or not.There`ll be no more dead fish then usual,as a matter of fact with the requirements that have been implemented it should bring down the fish fatalities.We`ve done everything in our power to insure the fish are released unharmed,people will have to be responsible from this point on.
Bill

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