RickL,

I'm not questioning how he does his job. I'm making a suggestion that I think will keep everyone happy. Anyone could request the data through FIA, but it's always nice to have more information on a topic, similar to when they answered questions in the bass thread. I've been on the other end of this topic and I know what it's like. I made the suggestion because it's what we found to be the most helpful to everyone involved (public, biologists, managers). In the end it won't really matter what fishermen say if the data say something different, regardless of public comment periods.