In closing, it was very much appreciated to see the extra effort that was taken by many of the teams to preserve their catches for lively release. I witnessed Livewell additives and bubblers in large coolers in many of the teams. We had a total of 5 fish that did not swim away, and these 5 fish were taken home by a willing participant for a fish dinner. As the water warms this year, the use of bubblers and coolers to preserve your catch will become more important. Remember that if at all possible, use the recirculate mode on your livewell, and fill it early in the morning while the water is at its coolest point. As the water warms this summer, it is not a bad idea to bring frozen bottles of water or a frozen milk jug full of water to help cool the livewell water throughout the day. If you don't have a recirculate mode on your livewell, you can purchase a oxygen bottle and regulator from either a welding store, or a Lowe's type Hardware store and add a very small amount of oxygen in the water constantly and only pump fresh water in as needed. This will keep your catch very lively and help give them the best chance for live release. As a club we definitely want to make sure that we keep our live release rates very high to preserve the waters we are fishing. It is only required to release the fish that are brought to the scale, if you want to take home fish to eat, you are welcome to keep additional fish in your livewell to take home and eat, but just remember, the more fish in the livewell, the more oxygen it will require to keep your tournament fish healthy and lively. There is also a product callled Rejuvinate that is a livewell additive designed for tournament fish. This formula calms fish and adds necessary vitamins and other necessary items to promote live release. The next tournament is Lake Monroe. I hope to see you all there!