Jeff,
You are 100% correct, on point, and appreciated. I too share much of your personal history.
I just got back from 5 days fishing the lakes in northern Wisconsin; spent 12 hours casting big thumpers for muskies. Awesome!
Most people just see the big size, big teeth, and "scary" looks and assume the top of the food chain is out to kill all other sport fish. In the north, muskies actually prefer to eat northern pike: good eats, big dinner, and removes a competitor. But there are large, LARGE populations of bass, walleye, etc.
I'm with ya . . . keep spreading the good word: kill what you'll eat, let the rest go.
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