I personally have no desire to tournament fish. Fishing is too personal a thing for me and some things don't lend themselves very well to competitiveness without becoming awkward and just plain goofy. Just my opinion. I do believe it has gotten out of hand. I came to this conclusion after 75 bass boats roared by the point I was peacefully camping on Laurel Lake one peaceful morning. Make no mistake............I do not like them.

The sponsors all over the uniforms and boats disgust me. The goofy over-the-top weigh-ins and award presentations remind me of professional wrestling or NASCAR at the least. It takes away from the time honored art of angling.

Fishing was never meant to be that way. Just my two cents.....