A cut and paste on this subject from Gamefishin. Sorry, I'm lazy today.
You know the tough part of using the best available science as the governing point for policy is that I can come up with credible scientific justification for the extremes of this debate and virtually any point in between. Whose science is better? I am no scientist, but I will apply the common sense that God gave me and reach a decision from there.
I would not attack Clint or the PSA. I have seen Clint in action before the Commission and know that his heart and his head are on the side of the sports fisherman. Grandpa is an old friend, and there is no question that he cares more deeply and works harder for us than virtually anyone I know. However, even they can be wrong, and they are this time - IMHO. Does that mean I think the PSA is full of crap? Not at all - it just means I disagree with them on this point. And rather than try and tear down each and every position they hold, I will agree with and cooperate with when I believe they are on the right track, and do the opposite when they are on the wrong track. It's really pretty simple - there is no perfection here on Earth and the mature person remembers the Serenity prayer at each and every turn.
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"You're not a g*dda*n looney Martini, you're a fisherman"
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