Good post. I haven't faired well in the tournaments I've fished either. I consider myself a good angler but man there are some guys out there that can flat land fish.

One thing that I love is I'll see a lot of guys roll in with the 60k dollar Ranger with what looks like 70" flat screen TVs for fish-finders and it usually seems to be a couple of good 'ole boys in their 25 year old boat with a 90hp Johnson that seem to place and win. I LOVE THAT! Those are the guys to learn from.