I don't know if you guys have been following the recent thread on ncbf.com, but the latest DFG fishing regs booklet apparently makes it very clear that culling under any circumstances - even with a tournament permit - is a no-no. And that they'll be enforcing the rule this year.

How can we go about changing this rule? Some time ago, Mr. Swimbait explained how the F&G Commission meets & goes about considering changes to the regs. Rob, could you go over this again? This culling rule obviously pre-dates tournament catch-&-release practices & does nothing to protect the resource. I think the Commission would be willing to change it, although I'm sure it will take at least a year.