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| There alot of guys that dont like tourney's.
Do you belive in them? If not, why?
I would say that with the recent trend with education on releasing muskies I would belive in and only in C&R tourney's.
MUSKY ILLINI
"Would you like to dance....Sure I would like to dance...NO NO I said you look FAT in those pants"[:kiss:] |
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| This subject was literally beat to death last winter. There is no pat answer to the question. Much of the Pro/Anti tournament platform is based on emotion, not good solid biology/science, and the "not on MY water" or 'the water and resource belongs to us all' argument.
I would hope one's decision is based upon knowledge and personal conviction one way or the other.
I fish the Rollie and Helens, and a few of the PMTT events. I also fish some of the Muskie's Inc events, and assist with the Kevin Worrall Memorial on Pelican.[:)] |
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| GEEEEZ Steve, stop holding back on us and tell us how you really feel.LOL!
I agree that personalities should be kept out. Good Idea.
MUSKY ILLINI
"NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!" "NEXT!" |
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| I'm going to fish my first tourneys this year.Mainly because I just want to see what they are all about.Will I continue? Only my hair dresser knows for sure! |
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| Sorry Musky Illini,
But both Steve and myself have seen this kind of topic "Go South" before so we kind of watch out for it.
If you are looking for some great comments type in "PMTT" in the search on top of this page.
I like tourneys its fun to learn new patterns, new lakes and meet new friends. I am only fishing small events this year.
I am only in favor of catch and release tourneys that release the fish at the spot where the fish was caught. Judge boats is the only way to go, or witness by a bystander. |
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| No tourneys for me fellas...
I think a tournament takes the purity out of the sport. The musky world is already becoming a political mess, imagine how much worse it could get if these tourneys & circuits expand too far? Sure, maybe the fisheries can handle it....but can we?
Besides, when I'm on the water, I'd rather look up to the sky and see a bald eagle soaring overhead, or see a nice 8 pointer swimming to an island rather than take that time to look at my watch to see how much time we have left to "score".
....a piece of the mind of....
Bubba
A wise man once said: "Go to sleep with itchy butt, wake up with stinky finger"[:bigsmile:] |
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| The opinions stated so far sum it up for both sides of the debate. Some like the competition, some do not. Same goes for many other outdoor sports.
The Muskie world is now actually less a political 'mess' when compared to the 80's. We are in good shape, forwarding the ethics of catch and release to the new anglers joining the sport. The sport of Muskie Fishing is more inclusive, less elitist, and more 'user friendly' than ever.
The industry growing around the sport lends money and power to the anglers that buy the products. We Muskie Anglers have a stronger voice with the DNRs, the States, and with each other than ever.[:bigsmile:] |
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| I like most tournaments and I don't see them going away. Hopefully the states that hold the tournament make no transport rules and stick to the laws as written. You can make an arguement that tournaments have hurt muskie fishing and make arguements that it has helped. Hopefully a middle ground of some kind can be found and we all work toward protecting the fisheries we enjoy now and expand them to new waters and the young sunfish anglers get a chance at what we are enjoying. |
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| Mr. Cady, very well said![:praise:] |
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| Most people who fish musky tournaments are good, conservation minded people. Most who do not fish tournaments are good, conservation minded people too. There are a few on both sides who do not fit this mold. For the most part though, the entire musky community is very proactive in conservation. I have noticed that even those of us who have or do fish tournaments will strongly object to a tournament that is run improperly. To fish or not fish tournaments should be a personal choice. |
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| The wonderful thing about living in this country is we have choices. If you like to fish tournies, it is your choice to do so. If you dont like them, it is also your choice not to participate. That way everyone is happy. It gets complicated when others try telling others what they can or cannot do. These are public waters, and all anglers should be allowed to use them in accordance with the guidelines the dnr's have set forth. |
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| Fishing tourneys are like everything else in life: it takes only a few bad ones to give the rest a bad name. I was really impressed to read the way some Minnesota-based muskie competitions are operated, where judges are summoned boatside to document a fish that is then carefully released. B.A.S.S. also has come to the forefront with technologies that add oxygen and slime coat protectors and temperature controls to competitors' livewells; once weighed and counted, the fish are transported to release sites in special boats to minimize loss.
Unfortunately, there are other operations that are not so protective, perhaps not out of negligence or ignorance as much as the cost and logistics factors.
What a wonderful thing to be able to win money, even to make a living, out of something one enjoys as much as fishing! A good perspective of the competition angle can be found in bass angler's Shaw Grigsby's book: "Notes on fishing and life". Such a life is certainly not for everyone, though. I think as the resource becomes more scarce and over-used, states will be forced toward rulemaking and stricter regulation of competitions held on their waters. Again, it may only take a bunch of dead fish left at a weigh -in ramp to bring public opinion against tourneys and give the PETA types a more receptive audience for their extreme views. Let's all be careful of that! m |
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