It is a volunteer program.

Call or CPR.

company fish fry. mother nature took 2 for the team

You disagree with him not liking the program but then agree that the fish is better off in its natural environment?

I think the catch and release agenda got pushed too hard and caught on more than they had ever hoped and the fact that too many sport fishermen see keeping and eating fish as harmful to the fisheries, which leads to the programs not working as well as they should.

I'd bet my hard earned money that "we have gone backwards" because people used to keep what they caught a lot more often, and nowadays we aren't actively culling fish at nearly the same rates. A fishery can only support so much weight in fish, weather it is 100 1 lb bass or 10 10lb bass or 1 100lb bass. Everyone thinks if they throw back all of their smaller fish they will become bigger fish. That simply isn't the case and if you only practice catch and release, eventually you end up with a stunted fishery as the old large fish die off naturally and the overpopulated younger fish can't get bigger as they get older.

I am sure most fisheries aren't at population levels where the impact is immediately visible, but if you know anything about pond management or ever look into it, and see how quickly you can turn around a stunted pond, or look at newer lakes and how quickly their bass grow compared to existing fisheries where they stock new bass, it's astonishing.

I think it is very ignorant to look at a teeny tiny fraction of a picture of what is going on with TPWD and Texas' freshwater fisheries and believe you have a real understanding of any of it, especially without being highly educated to make such conclusions even if you had all of the past and present data in front of you. I'd call that a bit shortsighted to say the bare minimum. In the end, I'm just glad they care at all and do what they do and appreciate their efforts personally.

For the love of all that's holy.....IT'S A FISH!!!

Yes. It's a personal choice. The program has done a ton for Texas and fishing in general and that's a good thing. My decision not to donate is based upon my personal experience with big fish, but I'm certainly not going to belittle an angler who catches a 13+ and donates her to the SAL program.

I take it you were joking

maybe Texas should go the way of the northern states. No SAL prgrams, no stocking Florida strains, AND NO BASS FISHING DURING THE SPAWN. And getting permits to hold bass tournaments, none issued during spawning months. Then we won't have to worry about fish mortality,
we will have their fish and wildlife people at all of our tournaments over looking everthing we do and creating even more restrictive regulations.

Or we could just let our TPWD keep their programs and we will continue to have the excellant bass fishing that we enjoy now.

too much of this going on.


and not enough

Just move on. You're just here to run your mouth. Did I say anything you said? No you put words in my mouth. Get this straight. I said " people who keep bass will continue to do so and those who don't will continue to do so. " poachers will poach regardless of laws and you are ignorant if you think that just because a law is in places it will stop them.

Point being, if people really care about the improvement of fishing in Texas and the SAL program then you should expect the same level of care that you would expect from someone who watches over your children if you really want them to succeed. If you demand success you will get it, if you tolerate mediocre then you will not achieve success.

Kill em all. Let god sort them out.