What I feel is an alarming trend

[mhall]

Agree BUT to group ALL tourney anglers in this category as some do is just wrong. I fish tourneys and they act they are better than me sometimes and you know what "sometimes" they are but I don't let any of that bother me. They have the problem not me nor you. I just don't see the difference in a "jerk (aka tourney fisherman)" killing fish or a preacher doing it which is the message I get on here. Jeff you my friend are as good as it gets as far as hunting and fishing BUT most importantly........is having priorities in the right place for me it's God, Family, and Friends, I don't let others dictate my "fun", hey, the bait shop is always full but I still go in there even if "the pros" are there. Later my friend.

Tim of everything said on here and the real intent of this thread you took away that Tournament fishermen kill more bass than regular fisherman sorry man I don't get that at all. That is where this post went but certainly not how it started or what it was meant for.

I see some of your points but I think you are missing some of ours. My original intent of this thread was to bring some food of thought to ''Are we having too many tournaments on any one given lake per year''...............And I still say we are.

Have a good one bro

[bassmaster]

Tim of everything said on here and the real intent of this thread you took away that Tournament fishermen kill more bass than regular fisherman sorry man I don't get that at all. That is where this post went but certainly not how it started or what it was meant for.

I see some of your points but I think you are missing some of ours. My original intent of this thread was to bring some food of thought to ''Are we having too many tournaments on any one given lake per year''...............And I still say we are.

Have a good one bro

Hey man, I know you didn't relate the fish killing thing but there are several posts here that have. You and Jeff talked about those guys attitude and I just stated that IF I want to go fishing and choose to do so on those days where I know there will be alot of tourney guys, pontoons, jet skis, houseboats, cabin cruisers. AND all the other fisherman, I'm not gonna let that stop me from having fun no matter the circumstances. People have attitudes, tourney fishermen or not. Ask yourself this question, if they did cut these tourneys back(not saying they shouldn't), will you still go fishing if all those boats that would have fished a tourney are just down there fishing and not in a tourney? I see your point, there maybe shouldn't be so many tourneys, but I can tell you, most guys I know will still go fishing.......so they still will be there to contend with.......I just don't let it bother me
Have a good one.