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b8tcaster · 01-05-2005, 06:05 PM

Tyler, As a tournament fisherman I will agree with you on the quality issue but as far as quantity is concerned I have not noticed any decline. Most people understand that as time goes on there will be increased pressure on most of our resources by many different user groups.Bass fishermen, lakefront property owners, boaters, and all other recreational users will have some impact on the quality of the water as well as fisheries. As i said before, I would support a plan to reduce the number of tournaments as long as it is not an attempt to exclude one user group(competitive bass anglers) entirely as Jack would suggest.Many measures have been taken over the years to reduce the impact we have on the fisheries and a few more certainly wont hurt. I remember years ago when Maine reduced the number of tournaments that could be held on any given waterbody each year. There was a tremendous amount of grumbling among tournament anglers but now we have come to accept the fact that we can still enjoy our sport and hopefully reduce the concerns of others that have an interest in the resource. I am curious what your suggestions would be to improve the situation?

Steve

01-05-2005, 06:05 PM	#54
b8tcaster Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tyler, As a tournament fisherman I will agree with you on the quality issue but as far as quantity is concerned I have not noticed any decline. Most people understand that as time goes on there will be increased pressure on most of our resources by many different user groups.Bass fishermen, lakefront property owners, boaters, and all other recreational users will have some impact on the quality of the water as well as fisheries. As i said before, I would support a plan to reduce the number of tournaments as long as it is not an attempt to exclude one user group(competitive bass anglers) entirely as Jack would suggest.Many measures have been taken over the years to reduce the impact we have on the fisheries and a few more certainly wont hurt. I remember years ago when Maine reduced the number of tournaments that could be held on any given waterbody each year. There was a tremendous amount of grumbling among tournament anglers but now we have come to accept the fact that we can still enjoy our sport and hopefully reduce the concerns of others that have an interest in the resource. I am curious what your suggestions would be to improve the situation? Steve Last edited by webmaster; 01-05-2005 at 11:47 PM.