I like running. I think it makes it a little tougher because someone could have a honey hole, but that someone could also be you.

Prefish plays more in the running game than non running game in my opinion since a general area of a lake may be producing better than another but if everyone launches the same spot everyone is dealing with similar conditions, of course someone will always figure them out better in that area or know the five trees out of 50 that have a good fish on them.

The mortality issue is a moot point to me, like Mitch mentioned the difference between a spring tourney and fall tourney has nothing to do with the conditions in the livewells and all to do with the stress on the fish cause they are spawning, running in summer at night isn't good either but that is just again the overall conditions of the lake and the stress the fish are in not the actual livewells the fish are in.

Most of us have bigger wells on the back of a kickboat then the wells that are in a bass boat unless you have the divider taken out.

Overall I think whether you have running or not some fish will die in tournaments due to stress or time of year and other times of year no fish will die.

I think running is a fun element of the game and makes it interesting, however no running allows for a fun safe time :7 with everyone. I can go either way it really doesn't make a difference, looking forward to having my back healed and back in action to join you guys again maybe in 09 for a couple events.

cz