I wish this thread would just die a natural death but as you have come back to it, let me respond. There was nothing in your original post about how fishermen should keep the well-being of fish above all else. Your original post questioned the value and success of catch and release. I responded accordingly.
The ethos of this forum is all about catch and release. We had previously been of the opinion that there was a reasonable level of knowledge on how to handle fish previously but we were obviously mistaken based on the post that was the genesis of this thread. We have therefore taken action to try to promote more knowledge on this.
In terms of criticism, it happens rarely and for the most part, it is done by PM, however, I want to make it clear that it is a privilege that Luke and I retain.
Have you guys noticed, that some parts of the world that have been very famous for big sized GT's.....you don't seem to hear from them anymore? yes we can say the fish are smarter....but we are talking about fish......and from my understanding GTs are territorial.....so where are they?
.........but at the same time, I'm honest about the effect of "Catch and release"........if anyone has a different opinion/view/logical argument please post it.......