Got a bunch of bait shops lined up for weighin stations. You can see them in the tournament section at http://www.garbagefish.com

Owners have been extremely receptive to it and are looking forward to it. One owner cringed at the thought of having to weigh in skates. His exact words were, "I'm not peeing on my employees hands if they get stung. I'll pee on my hand, but nobody elses." Personally, I feel the same way. His point is, skates have these very small spines on their backs and if while cleaning one (as I've done) you get stuck - it hurts really, really bad. There is a venom in them. Not gonna kill ya, but it feels like a bee sting. Similar to jellyfish, I guess you can pee on it or pour vinegar on it and it will kill the pain. I've never done this, but I've always wondered if you simply instead of thinking about the pain, you are thinking of how nasty it is getting peed on? Not sure, but be careful when handling the skate.

Brian
garbagefish.com