Quote Originally Posted by ironhead70 View Post
i myself dont have a problem with ne one fishing a tournament i dont think cra97 post was uncalled for either that what were here for i belive that he fells this way he needs to find a series that he like for him IMO i think its a mind game we have all fished tourment were u had a team that all ways did better that ne one else right and u all ways wonder what ur doing wrong now u take that team and make them the directors of the tourment now what do u think like big poppy said some of these guys do thier home work and it works for them, let say that dave has his own tournement at ky lake and his fishes it also, who do u think has got that one in the bag, now say i have one at ky lake and dave fishes it will it would probably be the same out come. not to many of u would think about my tourment but what kind of fillings would u have about his tourment some of u would say it was unfair but it aint the only differnce is he put one on him self i hope u all can see were im coming from i belive its just mind over matter
Actually if I did put on a tournament there is still no guarantee that I would win it....in fact I do fish one tournament a year...and will do so again in about two weeks. I was on the winning team the first year and one of the losing teams last year. Of course I do have a disadvantage in the fact that I am also guiding for the tournament and others that are held at the same time so I can only go fish water that I have not given away to my clients...which is always the best spots and patterns I know.

Before anyone gets shocked that I am actually fishing a tournament, let me explain, there has been a rally here by the In/Oh/Ky/Tn club from bassboatcentral.com for the past two years and will be another one next month. They have their big tournament (big as in 25-40 boats) on the last day of the rally. I do not really get into their tournament...but I do challenge the participants to put up some money into a side pot and fish against me and my partner...it is strictly voluntary and has nothing to do with their pot....the point of the side pot is that if my team wins, we donate all the winnings to the Trooper Island Summer Camp for kids. If we lose the winner can keep the money....of course you know I am gonna prod them into donating the money. The team that beat my team last year (me and Elwood) did not need any prodding...they readily handed the money over for donation to this good cause. What they did win though was "bragging rights" that they beat me on my own lake....which they did handily. It is all in fun and for a good cause if anyone is interested. My wife is my partner this year..that way if they beat my team again this year they can say they not only beat me but beat me and MY WIFE on this lake....lol.