Quote Originally Posted by Basswipe View Post
Linda,

I think you're attempting to fight some things that can't be fought. There will always be a few bad apples that are convinced someone, somewhere is cheating in an open tournament. That's an inevitable fact of tournaments. You shouldn't take it as a reflection of what you're trying to do. It's simply the way of things in an open tournament. You will NEVER please all of the people all of the time.

This tournament is kind of in a bad situation. We can all appreciate what you're trying to do, but you'll never be able to get around a few issues.

Issue #1 is that there will be someone that complains. It's inevitable.

Issue #2 is that you're holding it on a crappy body of water. There's a whole lot of people that just won't fish the river. I'm one of them. That's not a bad reflection on this tournament, it's just the way it is. I don't want to spend all kinds of money to not catch fish, and have my prop/lower unit damaged by trash in the water.

There are other things about your format that can be tweaked, but you'll never get around these two issues. They'll always be there.

OK,
I am tired of this trash in the water nonsense.
There is no more trash in the water than there is on Lake Cumberland, Barren River Or any other lake at some times. Spring ESPECIALLY. From what I hear the only damage this weekend to a boat occurred when Kevin's boat swung in the current and bent the boat bumper on his trailer.. Any one else lose a lower unit? Check out the video on the front page of Brian Hickey trying to get into the back of Little Kentucky.. He did not damage his boat.
As for the CRAPPY water... do you think the state is going to spend the money to improve the river fishing if we do not support it? Actually there is a plan now to start stocking the river. WHY? Because the river is getting a ton of use as a fishery. Non=tournament fishermen should support this effort.. Why? It will mean fewer tournaments on the lakes because the number of recreational boaters on the river is a LOT less.. Both sides win..
Rec's hate fishermen and vice versa. If the river becomes a good fishery then both sides win.
Jim Dicken