Man, this is amazing the amount of content that has been posted on this issue which almost was a non-issue in the past.

I have to agree with Bill on the "homework" aspect of running and searching for new water. Not to say you're in anyway wrong, Clint, but, if you have three people in each of your "homeworked" areas due to launching from a single location, how do you feel? I know I personally hate when I have everybody and their mother fishing on top of me but do admit I get over it.

I have heard about how many guys on this board have said it is unfair that some of the people live closer to certain lakes, therefore have an advantage. Again, most of this is about the willingness to take the time to learn a certain lake and locations in those lakes. Agreed, it is much easier to learn a single location and puts the anglers at a quote, level(er) playing field, but this diminishes some of the challenges with tournament fishing.

Doing "homework" takes time, dedication, learning new techniques and many other factors. Sure, some will have more time to spend doing this but this doesn't mean we should limit what they do! Running or not, everybody is still trying to fish, catch fish, keep them alive and advance the sport. Shouldn't this be the issue more so than "running".

To the point of DFG rules, I would also like to mention I remember someone mentioning about a 1" gap between the point and shank of the hook. Do people here KNOWINGLY fish with a 4/0 or larger hook? Oops, that's illegal! :o

Should I even get into culling...again?

I'll get off my soapbox now but just wanted to point out that there are a lot more important issues than running, fairness (certain opinions) and who is right or wrong. What we should really be focusing on is how to preserve our sport (fishing), the environment and where we want to go with our clubs (kickboat/floattubing). I've worked WAAAYYYY to hard, like others on this board, to have our clubs torn apart on an issue that IMHO is NOT (an issue).

Let's get back to focusing on what is important...FISHING! :7

Todd