[Killietalk] Convention Show - New Rules

["Joel Antkowiak" <mrkillie at comcast_net>]

I just went to the convention web site (which is now looking great and is
very informative about the upcoming convention!!) and again noticed the new
judging rules that I believe I saw published in the BNL. I am wondering
about the thought process that went into deciding that wild fish would not
be judged. It seems to me that, in a time when people are complaining about
the lack of entries in the national convention, that this rule takes a step
to further reduce the number of entries. Further, some people may now omit
the fact the fish are wild caught in order to get the fish judged. If
someone acquires a young pair of wild caught fish and raises them into
show-winning quality fish, I see no good reason to prevent them from earning
the recognition for that accomplishment. This is, in my opinion, is an awful
change.

The next question is, who is this "judging committee"? Obviously, Liz is on
it, but who else? Shouldn't all the certified judges, or at least the senior
judges, be part of this committee? It seems strange that as a senior judge
for about 20 years now, I never know about changes in the judging standards
until they are published (and sometimes they don't even get published! So
they surprise me at the next show that I judge-that's always fun!)

Can anyone clue me in!!

Joel Antkowiak
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