04-06-2009, 03:37 PM
The BFT Wiper tournament I was in I saw many Wipers that was killed just to take home to eat and yes they was part of the person limit but that is not what you hold a tournament for...
All the wipers in my boat was let go, live release tournaments are the only way to go and can be easy to do and more fun for all...
All bass tournaments are C&R that way the fish (bass) are put back in the water for all to catch again...
If more people would look back at what has happen to some lakes here in Utah you can under stand why some of us keep telling others to release the bass and other big spawners...Look at Deer creek, Jordanelle, Yuba, and East canyon ( to name just a few) all of those lakes have been great to fish some for perch others for walleyes and others for bass..
But have got in trouble at times from lack of one type of fish or another, and some are still that way...The DWR lets them get and stay that way, they don't replant them for years if at all with walleye, bass, or perch, but trout they plant all the time....
C&R yes I and others will keep on trying to get others to release the bigger fish like bass and walleye and Pike so the people that like to fish for them can have fun doing so....
East canyon had some great small mouth bass at one time some up to 5lb but the last two years a 12 to 15" bass is big..
Tournaments can't be for killing fish, to keep our fishing great...
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All the wipers in my boat was let go, live release tournaments are the only way to go and can be easy to do and more fun for all...
All bass tournaments are C&R that way the fish (bass) are put back in the water for all to catch again...
If more people would look back at what has happen to some lakes here in Utah you can under stand why some of us keep telling others to release the bass and other big spawners...Look at Deer creek, Jordanelle, Yuba, and East canyon ( to name just a few) all of those lakes have been great to fish some for perch others for walleyes and others for bass..
But have got in trouble at times from lack of one type of fish or another, and some are still that way...The DWR lets them get and stay that way, they don't replant them for years if at all with walleye, bass, or perch, but trout they plant all the time....
C&R yes I and others will keep on trying to get others to release the bigger fish like bass and walleye and Pike so the people that like to fish for them can have fun doing so....
East canyon had some great small mouth bass at one time some up to 5lb but the last two years a 12 to 15" bass is big..
Tournaments can't be for killing fish, to keep our fishing great...
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