Thanks ya. I'm back on the pro-staff ?

Ya never left

:thefinger: D. Don't make me break ya hip !

Like this one time I was loading my boat up and caught about 15 fish or so. Guy walks up and asks if I want a trout since it was only one he caught. I said sure if u don't want it. Pulls it out the ice chest and it's 5+ lbs. Put it on scale at home and it was 5 1/4.

I really don't care who keeps what, but drost preaching to us about killing the fish is the biggest hypocritical statement someone could make, when the Star tourney kills more fish a year than any tourney in the US. Please....... I don't wanna hear that crap.

I'm not disagreeing with u but does the star really weigh in that many trout?

yall some greedy mudda shut my mouth..
Don't any of yall just fish for fun? dang...

i would have to let a big one go to see another day

Yeah i agree withya on that

Put it on your wall and you can see it everyday

Yea, you just don't hear about it. They only show the top three leaders at that time. I think you are missing my point, I do not diagree with having the star, I think it generates alot of money for a good cause.

What I do diagree with is the statement drost made about these tourneys being held. The 20 or so fish above 23" that will be killed in one of these little local tourneys amounts to nothing on the Star. Kinda of reminds me of that ole sayin "Do as I say, not as I do"!

last i checked they do, the shootout is a one fish, live bonus format

Trophytroutman asked people's opinions, and he got them. It's not like these guys started the STAR, they are trying to change the rules for the better.
Now IMHO, CCA has earned any bashing they get by all means.

right here bud.. only reason i keep fish is cuz my dad would rip my head off if i didn't.. I'd rather throw them back. We have 4 freezers full at the house we don't need any more and if we would ever need some i know how and where to find them

I'm not bashing you or anyone else here but just want to point something out. Alot of people say "I don't keep any fish I catch, I release them all to swim another day because I have all the fish I want at home" I have a question, how did you get all the fish you want at home? Do you go buy fish at the store to load up your freezer then pay out the anal cavity to put gas in your boat to just go out and pull a fish up then throw it back in? I'm sorry but if I'm paying damn near $3 a gallon to put gas in my boat, I'm going to keep, kill and grill EVERY legal fish I put my hands on no matter who cries or moans and groans about it! Sorry but this is just the way I feel about this whole issue. If you want to throw every fish back that you catch then I'm happy for you. But don't go around trying to make everybody and their momma do it too, especially when alot of us aren't lucky enough to have the opportunity to get out on the water as much as others.

I keep a few to eat every now and then ! Tag and release the rest !!!!!!

well said ross...

Purposely killing a big fish in my opinion is like killing a breeder buck

man on man......look I was simply stating my opinion in the other thread. Thats all. I wasn't preaching to you or anyone on what to do with your fish. Trophy trout man asked for opinions on stinger size, I gave mine, thats all!

Keep em, kill em, grill em....I really don't care what you do. To call me a hypocrite is down right funny.

So whats next yall gonna try and tell us when shouldnt shoot big deer?

this **** is starting to sound like Louisiana Sportsman with all the *****ing.... grow up or dont hunt or fish.... From my buddy speckdaddy..... **** 'em