A scale. Just like MLF or other events.

Cut out the live and basstrack and have some sort of suspense filled event in the afternoon similar to a weigh in that reveals the results. Done.

Think how much faster and further those 21� boats could run wo 250+ pounds of water in a well

Not going to happen, at least for the most part. As said before, MLF is made for tv, not spectators. They have a small scale expo at every BASS and FLW, a huge expo at the Classic and the Cup. They're selling tons of stuff to spectators that want to see fish at the weigh in. You may not enjoy watching a weigh in but about 40,000 do at the Classic.

Dead fish penalties are a part of tournament fishing. Every angler knows that. All tournament anglers try to avoid dead to avoid the weight deduction. Sometimes fish die and it�s not the end of the world.

Think of how many anglers catch a few bass within state laws and fillet them and eat them. Most tournaments have a good live fish release.

Think of how many and caught in gill nets on Falcon and Amistad and eaten. Apparently it hasn�t ruined them.

Look, i get it, my opionion is different than yalls. I understand some fish live, some fish die, and it isn�t the end of the world, and it has little to no effect on the fishery. Got it. I get that. HOWEVER, this is about impressions and being leaders in conservation and ethics, what would you think if you went behind stage and saw 100+ dead and dying 4+ pound smallmouth in the tanks? BASS should at least address it, call a spade a spade. TEACH anglers how to handle fish, shoot, I heard Lucas say on Live that he didn�t know how to fizz a fish, WHAT?

I guarantee if someone with some creative juice put there brain to it, they could make some sort of event comparable to a weigh in be just as satisfying as watching the fish get yanked out of livewells. The MLF format doesn�t have to be fit just for TV. If 40K people enjoy that at a classic, I bet there are just as many or more folks just like me that thinks that its ruining our sport. To me, its about catching fish, tournament anglers are in it to compete, are they really in it to hold up all their fish with the TD?

Weigh ins are antiquated. I�m an advocate for no livewells on elite series boats in 2019! May all the scales be calibrated properly! Cheers fellas, hope you don�t miss seein the carnage.

Advocate for the crappie guys to let their fish go... all fish lives matter

See, that comment doesn�t make sense. Crappie fisher keep and eat their fish. Are you volunteering to eat the 6 pound smallmouth out of the St. Lawrence?

Then you should advocate for all boats to have their livewell removed to stop the carnage. Not just the best in the world. Go ahead and advocate for the crappie guys to let their fish go. All fish lives matter

Sure if they die then someone should eat them.

I agree. Are you volunteering? I sure as heck am not eating a 5 pound smallmouth fillet, no way.

I just hate seeing the double standard when it comes to the pros. They visit a few lakes a year and take the best possible care of their fish because 100k is riding on the line. Some fish die the world goes on. Advocating for those guys not to have live wells is ridiculous. Come on.

the Muskie fisherman in me agrees with this statement. My livewells just gets filled up with Muskie baits. All fish are out of the water for ...maybe a minute.