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Isn't one of the responsibilities of the Tournament Director to monitor an police the rules "they" created????? Furthermore, these tournament directors have been around the block more than once...and have been in the region for many, many years so you can't tell me they don't know the &quo...

REALLY....the BBT didn't know who Billy Hines and Preston Hinson were BEFORE the tournament when they ACCEPTED their money???? Let's get real, it's all about filling a tournament field for BIGGER PAY DAYS for the select few and the BBT knows the select few as the see them win these events year in an...

Terry and JG thank you both for your input...very much appreciated and helpful. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and respond.

To kitjack, thanks for your input...I wasn't upset about not being in the money and I never entered the tournament with the expectations earning a check. What I was really hoping for was to learn something from the other anglers fishing the event. Beleive it or not, I'm not interested in wining any ...

2008 Stratos 476SF, this is a 17.5 ft. Stratos fish and ski. This boat is about as new as you’re going to find in a used boat. There is no meter however but there is less than 40 hours on the motor and this boat has only been in fresh water. The 115 hp Evenrude E-Tech fires right up and maintains st...

First and foremost, THANK YOU all for your comments and responses. Since I am new to bass fishing (2 years) and have only fished (1) tournament earlier this month I guess I am naive to what was explained to me about "amateur" fishing tournaments. I was just surprised to see individuals who...

When is a "amateur" tournament really an amateur tournament? When these so called amateur's have rod & lure sponsors how are they still considered amateurs??? If a college football player had sponsors I am sure the NCAA would say they are no longer eligible. Is there really any "r...