Quick Trip to Big M- day after thanksgiving

Just a quick weigh in on a very broad thread. Bass are very prone to bite artificial lures which makes it such a cash cow with so many baits to tout. Very few tourney anglers win enough to support themselves but many can exist with all the baits to sell. Tourney anglers also do a poor job on protecting the very thing that makes their living. Only on MLF is the fish release a concern. I see so many shows where a bass is tossed 3' carelessly in the water after being horsed into the boat, face pounded to remove the jig, held by the jaw for a pic, and kissed on the head. JMO

Or the TV guru that holds the fish out of the water for what seems like forever while he bloviates on how he caught and how great he is.  I hate to say it but the Linder's are bad about that.

Actually, once you watch MLF it really stands out how poorly fish are handled on other shows.  The salt water guys do a better job overall than most I think.