Yeah, it's p3ta inspired bullcrap! They claim it's inhumane to hook a fish more than once.
In some parts of europe they have laws for treating trees, plants, and vegetation humanely.
Maybe just the sporstmen have a small voice, but when you throw in the tacklemakers and boating industry.. we all can get pretty loud!
Loud enough to have fishing regulations changed so you can now cull fish in Canada...
Loud enough to have the Bass season opened early so tourney fishermen can prefish in Quebec!!!