Joe Balog has no qualms with B.A.S.S.' recent move to outlaw mouth-puncturing culling clips during its events. However, he views it as yet another instance in which politics trumps science, pointing out that flopping around on boat decks and spending long periods of time in weigh-in bags are far more detrimental to a bass' well-being than a small hole in its lower jaw.
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