Moral and/or ethical question

[joedog]

Let's start here.
During the open bass season you frequently catch stocked rainbows while bass fishing on let's say a lipless crank. Now you don't keep trout and for that matter any game fish due to your C&R beliefs. Should said fishing person still get a Trout Stamp? I do but more of a 'lets help all species' type mentality than any moral or ethical reason. Portion of fees goes to research.
Now for the real question.
Said fisherperson now goes and uses a lipless during closed bass but open trout season. Trouts closed from Sept. 30th till Jan. 1st each year.
Do you think this is wrong? Is it morally or ethically wrong if your true intentions are really to catch (and release) bass?
Now as has been discussed, there is no reason for the seasons at all other than TRADITION. Moving water has no seasons other than during trout spawn and that really pertains to streams as opposed to rivers.
The regulations just say you must release an accidentally caught trout if you don't have a stamp and I would guess the same is true for bass.
So this really has to do with ethics as opposed to regulations because I know WTL would have no problem beating this in court as well as any other case he represents after graduation.
So what do you feel about this moral/ethical dilemma?
As most have probably guessed, said fisherperson is ME!
Thanks in advance for your input