I have personally watched a transaction at a popular local tackle shop involving a client who was talking BS about "what popular jig colors are" while his hands were full of coils of lead and HUGE treble hooks. Then after answering his questions, the sales associate sold him the lead and treble hooks.

I then asked the sales associate, "you do know he's just going to snag..."

The answer I received was, "well yeah, but we have a business to run."

So really, I think all of us need to take a long (depressed) look at ourselves because we are all to blame in one way or another. (From my examples, I still made a purchase at this particular shop even after I witnessed that transaction. I should have walked out but I didn't.)

It's a real sad state of affairs. I think we as a community need to do what Doc is doing and bring these offenses to light. The more people are aware of it, the more people will get upset about it and will work to make a change.

But you cant just sit back and say, "I'm not one of those poachers/litterers/snaggers/etc." and then be surprised when fisheries are shut down. It's important to know the story.