Does anyone like this dude?????

[TritonKTB3]

Just looking at the results from the Elite series on Amistad and saw they had 39 limits over 20lbs. I scrolled down to the bottom and who did I see but the Bachelor himself! Byron Velvick! What a waste of $55,000 for a sponsor to pay to let this guy fish. I get so tired of hearing this guy holler.....Westside...... every Saturday morning. How's that westside doing now????
Does anyone get as annoyed at this guy as me?

Forget about Ike, atleast he can catch fish.

[F16ENGMGR]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-11-06 AT 02:45PM (EST)[/font][p]You girls are jealous. Don't tell me you wouldn't want to be in his shoes. Stand him or not he's doing what we'd like to be doing - getting paid to fish. Kinda like IKE. Don't like his antics but he's got what it takes to stay on the circuit.

[tracy]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-11-06 AT 11:47PM (EST)[/font][p]this is kind of in response to the fluke posts & the byron posts.
guys these guys are very good fisherman. and anyone that fishes often knows that your not always going to catch a good sack every time out.

they fish a different body of water at every tourn. with very few days to prefish. it's not like fishing your favorite body of water week-in and week-out.

sure the west side thing gets old but if someone from around here fished out west an done good and then everybody was saying east side all the time it probably wouldn't bother us so bad RIGHT!!!!

bottom line is these guys are good fisherman or they wouldn't have sponsers.

and i certainly don't think winning the bass masters classic and the flw championship is a FLUKE. NOT MANY GUYS CAN CLAIM THIS.


by the way i live in kentucky and fish the FLW/STREN SERIES WESTERN DIVSION AS A CO-ANGLER. blanked at lake havasu both days.

placed 58th out of 200 at clearlake.

some may not think 58th is very good but i did get a check.
fishing lake shasta in cali. on the 29th of march so wish me luck.

[DJ]

Let's face it Byron os no different than any of the other guys out there haking what their sponsors want. He made a decision to fish, which is not an easy decision, considering the expenses involved now. He'd probably be a better "on the water" reporter than others, but it was still a good decision on his part.

[rangertr]

SO! HE HAD A BAD DAY. THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF DAYS THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN TICKLED TO DEATH TO BROUGHT ONE FISH TO THE SCALES. THIS GUY IS LIVING THE DREAM. I THINK ALOT OF YOU PEOPLE ON THIS SIGHT HATE WINNERS. HE MAY NOT WIN ANOTHER TOURNAMENT BUT HIS SPONCERS KNOW HE CAN SELL THEIR PRODUCTS. HE REALLY HELPED OUT BASS FISHING BY BEING ON THE BACHALOR IT TOOK AWAY THE THEORY OF BASS FISHERMEN BEING A BUNCH OF REDNECKS.

[Chubminnow]

I'm not sure what this says about me other than the fact that I don't watch hardly any television, but I have no idea who this guy is...judging from what I've read here he sounds like he's been blessed...

[thebassman30]

I don't watch that stuff much anymore because the coverage on the important stuff is gone.....take me on a day with a pro that scratched out a limit and made several decisions to make it happen...like day on a lake with..., let me see what he's using...how he tricked out his baits, focus on the presentation and any comentary from the pro on any specific little things he's doing to generate bites.

Byron who? I think my wife watches the bachelor...maybe she knows. Further, I'd like KVD to call me.....he's the Yoda of jerkbait fishing. Dude, my wife will make us some magic cookies.

[Kirk]

He just a pretty boy because he was the bachlor and his one and only big weight he ever had and ever will. Other wise he wouldnt be a ESPN commentator, he would be fishing the classic.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Don't like him at all. But be prepared for since Luke Claussen won the classic you can bet WEST SIIIIIDE will be mentioned more and more since Luke is a West Sider. Byron loves to represent but what has he ever won. I thought he was some male model that ESPN put on a fishing show, which ESPN would do since they have messed everything else up. I never knew who he was until he actully said he fished some tournaments. I did see his new boat being wrapped last weekend and was jealous as hell. Proves that talking the talk is worth more than walking the walk at times.

Tight Lines

[BankBeater]

Look at it this way, Whoever the host is is not going to be a very good fishermman, If they were they would be catching fish and not talking about it.

[dac]

I don't think he is that bad at all. The "westside" thing is old, but he is not that bad to listen to. It's not like the guy can't fish. He has not done much since his "bachelor" fame, but he has some impressive wins to his credit, and set an all-time record for total weight in a 3 day B.A.S.S. event with over 80 pounds. He makes a living in the fishing industry, apparently has a great boat, a super-hot fiancee, and is fishing the Bassmasters Elite tour. I guess some people might find it annoying that he is living their dream life.

[BardstownFish]

I kinda like him, the westside thing is a little annoying, but other then that he is not bad....to each his own I guess.