KVD disqualified at Santee-Cooper

[Dave Stewart]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-29-06 AT 07:58PM (EST)[/font][p]The rule says that the co-angler cannot run the big engine(except to load the boat and medical emergency)...there are no if's, maybe's, we didn't mean to do it, we weren't looking for fish etc...exceptions in the rule. It is a cut and dried rule to keep the pro's from having an advantage over their competitors that do not have an amatuer to practice with them...ie...looking for bedding fish and able to cover more ground than with a lone competitor with only a trolling motor to use.

For the record: I really hated to see this happen to KVD. I worked with him at two shows this year and got to spend a bit of one on one with him and he is not only one of the best pro anglers (if not the best), he is really a nice fellow. But the fact is a rule is a rule...there can't be any exceptions to a cut and dried rule like this..no matter if you meant to do it or not. When you start making exceptions to rules, you have to make exceptions for everyone. I have total faith KVD will overcome this setback..he is too good not to.

[BugleMouth]

The difference in this is with IKE is KVD didnt throw a fit on the water took in it stride like a man and is moving on. I met KVD at the boat show and hate this for him. There is no excuse for breaking the rules but KVD acts like a respectable man would IKE acts like an idiot.

[blkbassinrangr]

I don't understand why people hate Ike so much. If you were in the Classic or any tourny for that matter and saw that you are losing fish(potential money), you wouldn't be upset? Not many of us (if any) have been the position to fish for that amount of money. So how do you know how you would act? I for one would be extremely pissed, my fault or not! Yes, I might look back and thought I could have handled it differently. But the potential of that win, clout, respect and most of all moolah, would send anyone of us over the deep end.

[maverick]

First off ESPN should have there ##### kicked for letting something like what IKE did air on TV. ALL they seen were dollar signs when their ratings went up. We all have been mad on the water and take our frustrations out diffrently. Granted that was a little harsh, but we can all thank ESPN for promoting unsportmanlike conduct. I like Ike, as a matter of fact my fishing partner and I had many,many beers with him in Nashville 2 yrs ago, and he is as down to earth guy as me or you. So lets get off his back. He has definatly paid his dues.

[fisheater]

well said.

[redneckshadrap]

He's still a punk....


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[bullrdr6]

I for one am glad that ESPN showed the footage because if they hadn't know one would know for sure what happened and it would be all hear say and speculation. As for Ike, I think he got off easy with his punishment from the Classic. They should have DQ'd him for the entire event.

I hate to hear it about KVD and from the interview I read that was conducted with him after the fact he took it graciously.

Charlie