"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
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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 fly fishing tourney of the ESPN outdoor games is entirely catch and
release. Each participant has a tournament monitor with him. When you
catch a fish, you decide on the spot whether its the one you plan to count.
If not, you release it. If yes, they measure it up, the fish is released,
and you're done fishing for the day.

FWIW, New Yorks regs on bass are changing, opening up the closed part of
the season to "catch and immediate release".

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Scott
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