Rob really enjoyed the post.

I have to agree with you about "slinging" the bass around during weigh-in. I can't believe it when I see it on TV. But, its not just during weigh-in. It's from the time the fish is caught until its released. Watch when any angler catchs a "good" fish. What's the first things they do? Hold it up by the bottom lip with all of the fish's weight being unsupported. Then they do it again for weigh-in, again on stage for crowd appeal, and probably again when the fish is released. Not to mention the stress the fish goes through from being caught, held in a live well for 2-5 hours, and other handling techniques. It is very ridiculous how these anglers and organizations treat fish.
I don't know if it has been studied before, but it would be an interesting study to evaluate tourney fish and foraging success. I am sure there are many fish that die due to the inability to forage successfully after tournaments. I know there have been studies on tournament mortality, but not sure if this was correlated to foraging.