Certain lines have been drawn with technology and the harvesting of large game. Yet for some reason many feel that fishing cannot possibly have lines drawn on technological assistance to harvest (or harvest and release) fish.
I don’t know what the “line” is for fishing. I don’t feel the current versions of FFS are something that need to be banned or strictly regulated. I DO feel that there has to be some kind of parameters at some point and planning for the future isn’t a bad idea. It’s not as if technology is just going to stop.
This is spot on, the current versions are powerful in the right hands, but not an existential threat to our fisheries. I do have concerns about what things will look like in 10 years with how fast technology is advancing which is why it makes sense to start at least studying the impacts right now.
Also, no one is disputing many muskies have been and will be caught in open water without FFS. The point is FFS is uniquely powerful/effective at locating suspended fish, especially recently post-spawn muskies, and pretending otherwise is disingenuous.