BASS Renewal

[MarkW]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-10-06 AT 07:58PM (EST)[/font][p]Keep it Danny!!!!! This whole BASS/ESPN has gotten out of hand--IMHO. If you like the magazine---then so what. Who really cares what BASS/ESPN does. The bassmaster mag is ok, but now the BASS Times to me is much better then alot out there. It goes into alot of details and especially the details of what each winner used and patterns, etc. Quit making this whole deal sound like it's a life and death matter. It's not. You don't have to support,like or even care about what BASS does---but if you like the magazine---then let her do something nice and don't hurt her feelings. Again---just my two cents.

BTW--Danny, I totally understand the whole alcohol thing-----it just sounded funny when everybody was complaining about boats and alcohol, but yet race cars are running around with as many if not more alcohol sponsors and I have never once heard anybody complain.

[scaly1]

DH is probably right. If you do cancel you should do something nice for the Mrs. I however tend to be more selfish and would put the money towards a new rod or more tackle and credit her for understanding. Yes, I am a hopeless romantic.

[Danny]

I appreciate everyone's advice. I'm not crazy about the magazine anymore, but I am gonna keep the subscription. I've just been thinking about it, and she was really trying to do something without my knowledge to make me happy. I can't deny that.

Scaley, I gotta brag a little about my wife. She has been the most supportive of my fishing as anyone person can be. She only ever worries about my safety. In fact, one year, about 3 maybe 4 years ago, she went and bought me a GLommis rod. It was my first. Even considering I am not working, she wants me to sell my boat to buy a new one.... she says we will find a way to pay for it... what a gal. Obviously I am not going to do that. Also I won a couple 100 dollars in American Express gift checks a year or so ago at work. She has them hidden, and no matter what I want, she won't give them to me until we head to BassPro shops. Yes, I checked, there is no experation dates... LOL.. would hate to lose those. She even wants to know why I don't buy only Lucky Crafts? She has seen them mentioned on TV, and knows how expensive they are, and thinks they have to be the best!!

No, I won't trade her for anything.

Danny

[scaly1]

I just recently did the same. Let those who like the new direction support it.

[scaly1]

You may have just described the perfect woman! Tell me she cooks good and I'm gonna start bawling:( (LOL) I really can't complain myself. My wife has been nothing but supportive in recent years. She lets me use all the Cabelas Bucks that we earn. She even likes going fishing as long as there is some kind of bite going on. Still likes to leave a few hours sooner than I do but I guess do the same thing when she drags me off shopping.

Here's to keeping the "Keepers" who caught us! :)

[FishHawk]

Danny I thank you made the best choice!!!! by showing your wife some consideration or that is the choice I would have made if I had been in your shoes.
JR

[LAWNMAN]

bass is out

F L W is the real deal for us who like to weigh are own fish and dont have a pocket full of money.

[kc]

I for one haven't noticed the change. You see I gave up on BASS years ago. I am not a tournament fisherman and BASS has been all about tournament fishing so any change is only motivated by the same thing -- money not the betterment of the sport. Unless you consider more and bigger, badder, money tournaments improving the sport.

And as far as the Saturday morning fishing shows on ESPN these days - they are pathetic. I can't even bring myself to watch that crap so again I think they are blowing it. The last generation of shows got pretty bad on pushing their sponsor's products but beyond that there was a least a little effort to show everyone some little shard of something useful and were aimed at every day anglers. The shows today are all about promoting the tournament anglers and their careers and don't do a thing for the every day fisherman unless you idolize these guys. Saturday morning cartoons are more entertaining and informative. But then again some of the "in" anglers do act a lot like cartoon characters.


kc