http://www.bassmaster.com/news/100-survival-rate-classic-bass

 

Some could have died post release but at least they made it back to the water alive.

Wow, that's pretty cool. Thanks for posting this bit of information.

Has their been a big debate about dead bass in classic tournaments to where articles are posted? Was this a problem before?

I haven't seen anything on this forum per-se but I have read of those concerns in the past on other sites.  This is a great article and I am happy to see BASS putting this much effort into conservation.

I think this year the concern was the weigh in was a considerable distance from the lake.  There was a post one here talking about a week or so ago.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/113473-classic-from-lake-to-weigh-in/

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/113473-classic-from-lake-to-weigh-in/

^This is the article

That's awesome.  I was hoping they would have a successful release back into Grand Lake.  I started the other thread due to the distance involved.  Some of us here remember a fish kill that occurred at Falcon Lake a few years back but the fish did not die until after they were returned to the water.  In this case, I don't think that did or will happen due to the cool temperatures involved and the care taken.  There was a very interesting discussion about this topic in 2008 due to the Falcon Lake situation with some very interesting posts by a Sure-Life representative.  If you are interested, I copied the link below. 

 

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/63406-fish-kill-where-are-the-pics/