Dear Mr. Truth - Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting some factual material! Reading some researched facts on Catch and Release was like a long, cool drink of water after coming out of a desert. I get so frustrated with these C&R debates. I have great respect for people's beliefs, but I don't think anyone should be beyond a cool-headed, dispassionate review of well-conducted tests and well-researched conclusions.

I suppose anglers, the best of whom develop their skills through years and years of largely solitary experimentation, would naturally hold strong, deeply seated opinions about what they've come to believe to be true. But these vitriolic debates display an intolerance that is the very hallmark of why we anglers have no political voice. We would rather believe what we believe and to Hell with those that believe differently than respect fellow anglers' equally deep-seated beliefs and admit some compromise, even for the greater good of the resource. That is the biggest weakness that we have.

Sorry to wax so sappy, but this sentiment just overwhelms me when I see so much energy wasted in hostility between persons who should have so much in common. Thanks again for a small oasis of fact!