Sad day for KY anglers

[DJD]

Been around a few Pro's over the last 20 years and they are no different than any other group of people. You have the good the bad and the ugly. Now throw money (big money) into the mix and the problems start. These guy's are working on the water and it's a different side of them compared to what we see on t.v. The good ones are good business men with a nice supporting cast of Sponsors. Speaking for myself I view what they do as entertainment like any other sport. I don't worship them or place them on any higher platau. More power to them for what they do because I wouldn't do it.

[ryan_ekubass]

BRAGGER....

i believe u have fell and bumped your head..... i am a tournament angler in the BFL and some local tournaments and i think that you have the wrong impression about tournament anglers. Tournament angling is no different that football, basketball, or any other sport for that matter.... when they call my number and i blast off.... it nothing but cold chills and total focus until i come in for weigh in.. no i dont cut no one off but i will pull in a good 100 or so yards infront of somebody sometimes i even like to pull in behind someone and catch the fish they left or missed.... see what some people dont understand is that we are fishing for some big money and i dont know about u but 8 hours on the lake and 10,000 dollars aint that bad.... but i dont think it is fair to knock tournament anglers....

and about everyone gps'n pro's places... i would do it as long as i wasnt fishin against them but its like anythign else... if its a legal way to gain an edge on the competition... go for it....tournament angling is a cut throat sport...... gps'n isnt no different than lookin at a guys rods to see what he has tied on....

[CTFSHWHISKER]

just because they gps a spot within 25yards don't mean they'll catch the fish.
no one "owns" spots.locals on nolin and rough are fishin the same spots beachum and long are and we're still getting spanked.driving by and gps'n a spot is fine to me,but go drag trees and buld piles all day and ride by to see a guy who hasn't broke a sweat to help parking his boat by almost every one and gpsing them,then when i asked him if he would help since he was gonna fish em,and i was not trying to be rude just wanted help, he said f that i can just mark em when your done...rudeness and jackbutts are abundant but there are some nice bass fisherman,catfisherman,crappie fisherman..

[jonasseed]

I agree with ryan.......Seems like somone opened a can of worms here.........

[flippindrew]

I believe it is absolutely wrong to mark a spot because you saw someone else catching fish there. Reguardless of pro, guide, recreational angler etc. If you didnt put the work in to find the fish, in my eyes you may as well have them caged up. I just dont understand the pride in that.

[Bragger]

BRAGGER....

i believe u have fell and bumped your head..... i am a tournament angler in the BFL and some local tournaments and i think that you have the wrong impression about tournament anglers. Tournament angling is no different that football, basketball, or any other sport for that matter.... when they call my number and i blast off.... it nothing but cold chills and total focus until i come in for weigh in.. no i dont cut no one off but i will pull in a good 100 or so yards infront of somebody sometimes i even like to pull in behind someone and catch the fish they left or missed.... see what some people dont understand is that we are fishing for some big money and i dont know about u but 8 hours on the lake and 10,000 dollars aint that bad.... but i dont think it is fair to knock tournament anglers....

and about everyone gps'n pro's places... i would do it as long as i wasnt fishin against them but its like anythign else... if its a legal way to gain an edge on the competition... go for it....tournament angling is a cut throat sport...... gps'n isnt no different than lookin at a guys rods to see what he has tied on....

Ryan.....

Don't take my comments personally. I know that not all tournament anglers are rude. If you are not one of the tournament folks regularly cutting me off and flying by me very closely at 100mph nearly knocking my boat over then I'm fine with you.

I enjoy sports and I am sure I would find tournament angling fun, but that would not give me the right to disrespect the other people on the water. That is what it comes down to, I don't care if you have 10 million dollars on the line it doesn't make it OK to behave that way!

[Toadman]

KVD said it is public water and there is always the chance that somebody will be fishing were you would like to. That is just the way it is and that we (the pros) don't own the lake.

[mhall]

KVD said it is public water and there is always the chance that somebody will be fishing were you would like to. That is just the way it is and that we (the pros) don't own the lake.

And ''There's your sign'', nuff said.

[jgevedon]

It doesn't matter to me whether it is a tournament fisherman or just a regular joe, people should be respectful of each other's space on the water. It just seems there are a lot of disrespectful people everywhere these days so logically they'll be some on the water as well. I'll just keep treating everyone like I'd like to be treated and not worry over the rest of them.

[offdtop]

Last Tuesday, I was out "trying" to learn ledges, I've been "trying" to learn them for 10 years and my son and I went to a spot I saw on my map and threw out a bouy, we were chunkin and windin for 20 minutes "trying" to learn the area and a boat came roaring by and looked over at us and I heard the one guy yell to his partner "that's the guy who guides sometimes" HAHA I thought because my boat is well known from the previous owner - NOT ME. Well he whipped his silver Skeeter around an roared back past me and noticed I had thrown a bouy out and whipped back around (3 passes by now) he went 100 yards down turned his boat straight for me, I thought well he must think I'm so and so again and wants to talk, boy was I wrong he pulled in 30 to 40 yards from me and lined up on my bouy and started fishing in the same direction I was. My son kept saying "dad he's lining up on our marker".

I laughed 'cause we weren't catching anything, but to be mean I trolled up and pulled my marker because I had taken the time to find the ledge with it's irregularities and this guy is going to fish it for me?! I hear BEEP BEEP by this time I was almost in tears laughing my son had the biggest grin, well the wind pushed us around and I had to go old school "3 point reference" and the wind pushed me into deeper water, with the guys watching I set the hook into a 4lb 9oz smallmouth, and if it hadn't been for their rude (and the word I haven't seen yet) "UNSPORTMAN" like behaviour I wouldn't have this pretty little spot. I missed 3 fish on three cast after that so after they left I too left.

Karma. Treat those how you wish to be treated. And it doesn't matter whether it's $10,000 dollars or $300 dollars - with the shortage of time for most, fuel prices and medical problems to deal with don't cut someone off... please. Have respect and common courtacy to let me fail on my own, mark the spot if you want and roll on when I'm not there geeze. I am a weekend warrior not a pro part time or full, I fish the river in tournies and the lake but I most enjoy......bass fishing, in it's purest form.

I love to watch the pro's, I love to watch someone who knows more than me because I learn, when the big boys leave the lake and the tourney is over, I will try their spots, the fish on ledges will be there for a little while Tim Horton said he lost 2 that were over 6 lbs I'll try to catch 'em why not? All this said and I'm sorry for the length but we ALL -pro's, BFL'rs, weekend warriors should just be respectful...... period. JMO

[thebassman30]

I laughed 'cause we weren't catching anything, but to be mean I trolled up and pulled my marker because I had taken the time to find the ledge with it's irregularities and this guy is going to fish it for me?! I hear BEEP BEEP by this time I was almost in tears laughing my son had the biggest grin, well the wind pushed us around and I had to go old school "3 point reference" and the wind pushed me into deeper water, with the guys watching I set the hook into a 4lb 9oz smallmouth, and if it hadn't been for their rude (and the word I haven't seen yet) "UNSPORTMAN" like behaviour I wouldn't have this pretty little spot. I missed 3 fish on three cast after that so after they left I too left.

That is hilarious!! Great story.

[frogman]

I'm with Elnut.

When did bass fishing become a competition of who has the most spots? Isn't it about building a pattern? As Dave pointed out, KVD is the best and that is why he can win with adversity. Anyone can buy a spot, you can't buy skill.

J