This Is Getting Ugly

What started as an internet feud  has spilled into a court room. The Professional Tournament Tarpon Series has sued Save the Tarpon, a conservation group that has criticized the PTTS and its fishing tactics in Boca Grande Pass.

The PTTS claims STT has hurt its ability to generate advertising revenue and now seeks injunctive relief to silence its most vocal critic.The STT maintains the PTTS uses a public resource for private financial gain while endangering tarpon, which they say have been snagged, gaffed and dragged to the beach to be weighed.

Round two between the two foes is set for early June in Lakeland when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will discuss proposed regulations for tarpon fishing Boca Grande Pass.
 Save the Tarpon Lawsuit

The Jig is Up

 Good story. White's a talented writer. I didn't address the jigging issue in my story for The Drake. White does. Keep in mind, my story was a news account. White's is a column, his opinion.
Today, the FWC meets to discuss the proposed tarpon regs. Should be informative --- and entertaining -- when the floor is open for discussion --- if Save the Tarpon and the PTTS are in attendance.

Randy Wayne White takes a look at jigging and the PTTS