"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:

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Can you imagine the furor and public outcry if a regulation was set in
place that allowed the general population to cull, providing they had a
boat with a functioning livewell?

Yeah, Wisconsinites are serious as a heart attack about their
fishing and hunting. If I were running tournaments in Wisconsin
I'd have to wonder if having preferential regs is worth the bad
PR it generates. I mean, just how onerous are the current regs
anyway ?

For other fish and game activities, sometimes you need a team of lawyers, a
nun and a supreme court justice to figure them out. Some of the walleye
bag/size limits, trout stream regs and deer hunting regs are confusing to
say the least.

For running a tournament? Personally, I don't think they're all that bad.
The only thing is "No Culling". That means you have to decide as soon as
you land the fish, is it going in the livewell or can I do better? It makes
it a head game and one of confidence in your abilities.

The main reason why they're (bass tourney directors) trying to get the
Culling regulation set aside for tournaments is to level the playing field
among the other states that do allow it. Wisconsin has some fantastic bass
fishing, only the rest of the country rarely hears about it because none of
the large events want to come to this state because their bag limits won't
be as big as they could be if allowed to cull.

Personally, to me it really doesn't matter one way or the other. Sure, it
would be nice to have the ability to do so, but so far, as Charles has
pointed out, it hasn't been an issue in the Northwoods Classic.
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