I just read back through this entire thread. I can see that I was pretty pissed off back then. Still am. Yet going through all my own remarks I still stand by every point I made. I see Matt Campbell disputed one point but couldn’t be bothered to show any evidence to back it up.. Wouldn’t dispute or clarify a single remark but was willing to talk to people in person only.
We as a Rec Angling group should lobby boat builders, tackle makers and electronics makers to stop making advancements in this field because it will be used at every turn to justify why fisheries own models showing stocks are stable or improving. so they can mess with the numbers to show the opposite. And keep themselves in a job.