Anyone else disappointed with ESPN coverage of the "Bluegrass Brawl"?

[Danny]

YES!!!!

Last year's series was covered much differently. Each event had two episodes devoted to it. They had the fish tracking segment they had introduced, and this year nada.

I am only guessing, but since they went from 6 events to 11, I am guessing they did not increase their TV budget. Therefore JM Associates could not produce the 22 episodes vs. the 12 from last year for the same price. What was settled on was, in my opinion, much less entertaining and even less informational.

Lastly, while I was not all that crazy about Mckinis on the episodes, it seems he and Tommy Sanders had a much more .... sorry my mind went blank for the word I am looking for. There is a word, it starts with an "S", and it means that the sum of the two is greater than the two of them combined at "face value."

I do like Zona, but he really isn't adding anything to the show, like I thought the potential was there for.

I'm just glad someone else thought the same way.

Danny

[jdw174]

Actually, I was pulling for KVD, but that's just me..:)

There's a lot of opinions floating around on the BFHP. Many think that ESPN is losing money big time and that BASS will go up on the auction block in the near future. Some opine that there will be a lot fewer participants in the Elite Series next year due to their not making enough money to justify entry. Some think that several may be filing for bankruptcy because of this. Many are siding with the FLW, and some for BASS. The arguments are getting kind of old. As for BASS Saturday, this morning I see we're treated to Wimbledon Tennis instead of fishing. I guess when something has to get interrupted it's just easy to stiff us fishermen.

[hogdaddy]

As for
>BASS Saturday, this morning I
>see we're treated to Wimbledon
>Tennis instead of fishing.
>I guess when something has
>to get interrupted it's just
>easy to stiff us fishermen.
>
Yea me and my son was disappointed too.Ya'll said something about entry fees,how much is the entry fee to the Elite series?

[jdw174]

Last I knew it was $5000 per event, PLUS you have to have a wrapped boat. I imagine that a few of those guys floated a loan to get into every tx in the series.

[Chefdave]

No kidding, I worked all day yesterday, came home and busted my butt so I would have this morning free so I could watch espn before I had to go into work. Guess I'll go in early! Work beats Tennis!