I grew up in a bass boat. And, I grew up eating bass. When times were tough, during a few recessions, we lived on bass and venison, and that was in San Diego. I thought largemouth bass was great eating. My mom knew how to make it great. That was before the catch and release culture began. True, fishing tournaments were taking it's toll. I remember when you could weigh in ten bass at a team tournament. More than a hundred teams. Do the math. Thousands of fish went home and were consumed. I agree that you have to thin out the herd. I've always thought that you should take a couple home to consume. Isn't that what' it's really all about. But, with the number of bass fisherman and tournaments, these days, there does need to be some restraint.