Im not sure how to post this to seem fair to both sides but ill try
back in 1970 i worked for a companpy that bought all there eyes, gators from them- there werent many gators brought in or huge eyes but the biggest ones were wrapped and frozen–not cut up
the reason being there were people that just wanted a trophy– one guy needed a big eye so he could show his wife he was fishing but he was in a motel with someone else;;
figure that one out?
some peple cant go fishing but always have a bare spot on the wall, or building a den, etc
even though they didnt catch it–in there minds they could feel the tug, the fight, the spirtit of fishing and pulling it in– 
now in my eyes thats a fisherman’s dream 
the selling of those big gators is not a bad idea in my head- its a lot better than a few years ago when they were speared and tossed in a pile on shore to rot
you can get on my 
if you want for what i say but darn were still lucky to have a portion of Red and i wish the crappies would come back but im only dreaming 