In my humble opinion, this is a very bad idea. The last thing salmon and steelhead angling needs is a circuit like the bass boys have.

There are a couple of reasons why it works for them and not for us. The first is the size of the impoundments the bass guys have to fish. The second is that all bass tournaments that I know of are catch and release. How would you do that?

What do you think the other fishermenare going to think about a bunch of overly agressive fishin-for-money types descending on Drano? Think they will just kick back and watch the action? Putting this kind of pressure on folks tends to bring out the worst in them.

Another point: You seem to be saying that this touney is non-profit with some of the proceeds going to charity and the rest covering expenses. Is that the way of it or are you also trying to put a few thousand in your pocket? I have absolutely nothing against capitalizm but I would like to see the breakdown up front.