B.A.S.S. Fan

[clayton meyer]

Did BassFan... become B.A.S.S.Fan recently?

Where is the National Guard coverage? I just can't seem to find it

[Sean Graf]

Congrats on the top 20 finish Clayton

[clayton meyer]

thank you

[fishsmith]

Clayton great job at Havasu. It was great fishing with you on day three, you made the dissapointment of blanking all three days easier to handle. If you need anyone to prefish the Delta with call me. Jon Smith.

[Ray L.]

Hey Clayton. Are you recouped yet?
I will call you

[Hollywood]

probably has to do with it being sunday by you. They usually don't post too many stories on saturday or sundays. I am sure they ahve something to come.

[Bassin]

Nothing on the National guard event yet......?

[Rick G]

Bassfan had a blowout with FLW and no longer reports the stories. Thats why you also do not see FLW anglers in their Power Rankings. So yes, it is B.A.S.S. only. Rick G.

[gt5bass]

I seem to remember that sometime last year BassFan ran an article on how much FLW charges the media to allow them to cover FLW events. Perhaps this is the reason you no longer see up-to-date coverage of FLW events on BassFan...I don't believe B.A.S.S charges them anything to cover the B.A.S.S. events so that would cause the apparent slant of coverage.

But then what do I know as a "Has Been Pro"

[BigJeff]

I never cared much for Bassfan anyways. I got what I needed to get off the FLW web site

[gt5bass]

BigJeff,

It is nice from a pro's point of view to get additional coverage from another media organization (besides FLW) for your sponsors. I got some coverage last year during the Stren on the CA Delta and it opened several doors I had previously been unable to get open.

[clayton meyer]

I would think bassfan would still cover the circuits with phone calls to leading anglers, but if this is the way it goes I will just stack it up with all the other changes we are seeing in this business.

Now I just need to go and get my $500,000 in sponsorships

[BassTraveler]

Ditto...Great Finish!

[gt5bass]

I would think bassfan would still cover the circuits with phone calls to leading anglers, but if this is the way it goes I will just stack it up with all the other changes we are seeing in this business.

That is what I have done!

[Hollywood]

Not much but here you go
http://www.bassfanarmy.com/bfa_news_article.asp?id=253


And they do cover flw tour anglers on there site or they wouldn't list them in there ranking system

[gt5bass]

Yes Hollywood,

The include FLW Tour anglers in their ranking system but they are currently considering dropping FLW Series BP (Eastern) anglers depending on how many "Tour" pros fish them...they said really didn't expect to include the FLW Series NG (Western) at all as they don't expect enough "Tour" pros will fish them. They need to see a majority of the anglers be "Tour" level anglers or they won't include the anglers in the Tru-Tungsten Rankings.

[kb]

I think that just because they don't count the Series guys in their own ranking system they don't bother to cover the Series events is a poor decision by Bassfan. I know that they have battled FLW over the years on different things but to ignore the Havasu event left a big hole in their coverage of bass fishing.

I really found it hard to believe when Phil Strader runs the Bassfan.com wrapped boat.

The bassfan.com world rankings is a nice thing but has anyone of the guys in the top 10 ever gotten a check from it............then I imagine it really isn't that big a deal to them. I bet the majority of the bassfan.com readers can't even figure out the system they use.

C'mon bassfan quit being butthurt over FLW and cover the Stren and Series events. You have a chance to cover 3 of each the rest of the year so don't drop the ball.

I don't think you need to spend so much time covering BASS and the fact they don't have any events out here........we already know that! Let's cover the events we do have.

I promise I will continue to cover them for you guys.

Kent Brown

[NaCl]

to loose the great monopoly on reporting you have right now! LOL!

I think BassFan needs to make a decision....are they truly "BassFan.com"? Or are they only B.A.S.S.Fan.com?

As far as covering the FLW events, there is no law against them contacting anglers for comments and even putting boats on the water if they want. These events are always held on public lands and on public waterways. There is NO excuse for a tournament-reporting fishing website to fail in reporting on the single biggest money event in the history of western bass fishing.

Guess they can't spell...C R E D I B I L I T Y!

.....NaCl

[Hollywood]

Have any of you tried to contact bassfan.com and let them know how you feel? I did. Maybe you should do the same rather than rant on here. If you already did, disregard.

[mike goodwin]

Hey guys don't count them out just yet, I did an interview with John Johnson at 3:30 today. Maybe they have decided to cover us on the Flw side after all. I gave John my sponser's and a big shout out to Kieth Tripp, The National Guard and Flw Outdoors. He said he wasn't sure if he could use them but would try.

Also at 7:00 this evening did an XM Radio show with Bass Zone...Mike Goodwin

[Ray L.]

Hey Mike I wonder what # that is on xm. I get xm in the car and didn't know they had a bass show.

[mike goodwin]

Ray, I beleive Mark or Josh said it was Saturday or Sunday real early out west. Not sure what station. I will try to find out for sure tomorrow or Wednesday. I'll post it then. Doing Pro Bass Anglers show tomorrow nite with Keith. Will be a pleasure talking to Keith again. Kent, sent you a return message last nite. If you didn't get it, I screwed it up. You can call me at 928-706-7519.....MG

[Ray L.]

Thanks Mike.

[Hollywood]

ya think XM works all the way over here?

[philstrader]

Hey Mike, congrats again...awesome job!! It was a lot of fun, FLW really put on a great show over the week. As far as Bassfan.com goes, I wish I had the answers for you guys, I may in the next couple of days.

Phil strader

[ttb31183]

Bass Zone usually puts their interviews on the web after they air them.

http://www.basszone.com/2007xmsn/main.htm

This is what their site says about when it airs.
Every Sunday Morning at 6:00am & 8:00am Eastern Time
on XM Sports Nation - Channel 144


Tyler Brinks

[kb]

8 am eastern ........hell that is like 5am here in California. Who would listen to a bass fishing radio show at 5 am?????????

oh nevermind!!!

kb
Ultimate Bass
5 am khtk Sports 1140
Saturday's

[crawdaddy]

Did I miss something? The top 2 stories today on the Bassfan Army news is the top pattern for the Guntersville Stren Series event and the news on the National Guard event at Havasu