Hey ...that would make a great bumper sticker!... Seriously though, all things considered, this is an open forum and anytime you’re going to suggest something be changed and the changes are clearly not in favor of everybody, then you pretty much have to expect you’ll be on the receiving end of at least some criticism. The red “REPLY” button is there for everybody. Did I nit-pick?…yeah I guess I did. Sorry. But I have yet to see anything that convinces me that this is something I can get behind. Conviction is commendable. Especially so when aimed at the concerns of children and how they can be exposed to more positive experiences (fishing and otherwise). Most honorable indeed. I’ll concede that point to anyone. But this can be done NOW and frankly creating opportunity for kids in and of itself does not justify doing away with Opening Day for everyone. As far as reading anyone’s entire post or The Angler’s Guide (basically the suggestion I hadn’t) … hey if that floats your boat fine. In fact maybe that’s not a bad idea….maybe it would be good if we all went back and read some of our own posts. I see a LOT of comments like… “Opening Day brings them out all at once”, “trash bags worth of litter all in one day”, “the littering slobs”, “ true fisherman”, “me and other avid fisherman”, “the guy who buys a Walmart Zebco combo, bobbers, hooks and worms once a year”. I thought about these and I just can’t get past them. I may just be on your side someday, but for the reasons I’ve seen so far, I highly doubt it. I’m not going to give up on the average fisherman. The great unwashed, miscreants, and evildoers don’t really bother me. They are few and far between and if you allow them to ruin your Opening Day they will. Quite honestly if there ever is a day when I’m trout fishing on Opening Day, and I get so pissed off at the world that I’d favor yanking Opening Day from everybody, even the people who do enjoy it and don’t abuse it … I think it’ll be time to pack it in, buy some sandworms, and just go flounder fishing instead. It is just called flounder fishing right?