The Great Experiment Has Begun

[Tennessee Boy]

7 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

It could increase catch by 3000% and not effect population dynamics, you can still only kill 5 

I agree.   Still you have to admit that there is a huge difference between a gadget that increases your catch 5% and a gadget that doubles your catch.

[Team9nine]

The problem is the FFS/tourney conversations always seem to conveniently overlook ‘size structure’ and go straight to ‘population’ effects. It’s the former where I believe you’ll see the negative effects show up if early studies are any indication.