>But,
> It can go the other
>way----say the non-boater blanks, but
>the boater weighs a limit
>that is 17 lbs. Then
>no one elses combined weight
>can beat that-----you win the
>non-boater side and never caught
>a fish(actually, you could have
>not even brought along anything
>to fish with). Yes--crazy!!!! I
>finished in 8th place at
>Center Hill---I had 4 bass
>and my non-boater had 2.
>I came in 8th and
>won a little over $400---my
>non-boater came in 3rd, got
>a check for $500 and
>a nice plaque and it
>was his first ever "big"
>tournament he ever fished. He
>never practiced,never been to the
>lake and he lived about
>50 miles from it. But,
>I had never been there
>either and spent 4 days
>pre-fishing and finished 8th and
>he got a 3rd. Doesn't
>make much sense does it?????
>
BASS has modified the shared weight rule. The co-angler must catch at least one fish in order to count the combined weight.
Hey I have fished both as a co-angler and angler. Nothing is more frustrating than to fish as a co-angler in April and May with a guy bed fishing. If you can count his weight from the back of the boat then you will gladly watch him catch all he can. ( BASS) . But it makes for a long day (BFL)if you sit pointed out in the middle watching butterflies mate............