Well now, I have been fishing for 235 years now and I think that If I were a male on a bed and got caught, I would get to do it again now LOL!!! All in fun.

We only see a small percent of the fish that spawn right? Who is to say this time of year that when you catch one it did not come off a bed? After all they do spawn in 20+ feet of water. Fishing is fishing, Bed fishing is Bed fishing. Fishing has been much better through the years, so I have to say that C&R is working. I catch fish many deferent sizes so I know there are plenty of up and coming fish for the future. I am not all up on tourneys so I can care less if they went away (add money = Rude fisherman). I just love fishing.
So far so good.

Don.