7/11 PM

[Tman]

Amen brotha Matt. Well said.

Jim has done alot for this sport, and in naming his tourney in honor of Mr. Moyer was, to me personally, worthy.

Before any panties get bunched up in a wad, I am not defending anyone.
The first Cali my boy caught was an 18 1/2 incher. Yes we kept it, with no fear of backlash. And in knowing Brad from the fishing grounds and his posts, he does spend alot of time on the water and has paid his dues. As with all of the regulars that spend time on the pond, calis are not what they chase after. It is the pictures of the elusives that they covet and target. To eat.
And these guys are like me, I do not buy fish from the stores, for the simple reason of how they are caught and the bycatch that is discarded.

This is just my opinion, and like arseholes, everybody has one.
I pesonally, as with my friends (boaters...arrrrgh!) prefer that our friends eat fresh fish than go to a store.

The way I see it, if I could get out 4 times a week, maybe more, it would increase my odds. Ergo, with the time on the water some of the regs are putting in, they are definitely getting skunked on the prizes more often than they are catching, as the only posts with pictures are when they are catching.

As far as Jim taking clients out and teaching them, that is his biz, and he does teach the conservative issue. Maybe we should say thank you instead of bashing, it could be worse, we could have an overabundance of clueless fishermen out there with no etiquette.

Just my thoughts, feel free to bash.....