I like the mystery lake idea, but it will never happen again. The classic has become such a spectacle that the marketing department has to attract vendors for boothes, get the local communities to pay ESPN for coming there, advertise to get fans there, etc.....

Also, with the idea of the pros having to fish out of identacle boats, and don't they also by defacto then limit the amount of tackle the pro takes?


I also love the new rule that the pro has to pay for any damage to the boat that is above what would normally be expected. They had an article on that on bassfan right after the last classic. I call it the "Ike" rule, after he beached his boat on the concrete and had to change boats. I'd like to see them not allow a pro to change boats if he does something that makes the boat unfishable. Now if it is a breakdown, and it is not his boat, that is one thing, but if you tear up a hull by beaching it on concrete is another thing!!!

Danny