Rich: Good post. Thanks for stepping up and speaking your piece. Heck, that isn't always easy when your piece is trying to convince people to do what you consider to be right, because you risk facing the backlash: Many folks will call you--if not out loud then at least in their heads--a self-righteous snob trying to impose your values on them. (Fortunately, I think a lot of us on this board share the same values, and it seems like most of the people here are solid individuals, WSC members or not.)

I'm in full agreement with you. If the WSC had a dime for every complaint on this board about netting, snagging, bonking natives, etc...

Good fishing everyone. And if you get a chance and have a couple spare twenties, join up with the WSC if you haven't already.

After all, it's for the fish. Which really means it's for the future.