Quote Originally Posted by 00SKEETER View Post
I don't think tournaments are hurting our fisheries. G-ville is one of the most pressured tournament lakes around and they were catching over 200 fish a day with over 100 of them being keeper sized fish. I would back off in a heart beat if a FLW or BASS angler fishing a tournament asked me to fish a spot. I mean this is what they do for a living and they are fishing for $100,000 +. Now I probably wouldn't do that for a weekend tournament fisherman because I wouldn't expect them to do it for me because I'm not doing it for a living. Big difference
I don't know about you, but the opportunity to make $100k for a weekend of fishing is much more than making a "living", as though you are killing their children with starvation while you maintain your fishing spot. The weekend tournament fisherman that you wouldn't move for may be the guy needing that extra money moreso to actually pay some ordinary bill or put a little extra food on the table than the guy that can make a six figure income, putting him well above most of us, in one tournament.

You're right, there is a big difference.