I don't hate the tournaments. Like said above, they bring in business to your local economy and create a little fun and competion for some local fisherman that wish to partake. I am not a bass fisherman and never will be, but I respect ALL fisherman on the lake as long as they respect me. However I do hate how most tournament anglers treat others on the water. On plane in the head waters of any creek no matter who else is around, flying right upon ya anywhere they decide to throw her in neutral and kill it pushing wake all over ya, rude a$$holes 98% of the time with no respect for ANYONE else on the water. Just an example, a local bait and tackle shop owner was fishing off my boat with me last summer while a tournament was going on. We were on a shallow flat in fishing creek when a bass boat tourney angler came flying in on uswide open, turned her off and coasted almost into my boat. As his wake sloshed and splashed all over my boat and just barely coasted by without hitting us, my friend asked the man if he ever shopped at his store here in somerset. The man replied, yes, all the time. Friend quickly replied, Dont ever come in there again if you dont have any more respect and sense than this! I just hate how most of the tourney guys (key on MOST) think they can disregard all safety issues and guidelines when tourney fishing. SLOW DOWN, CHILL OUT and be more repectful and courteous to others and I'll guarntee, this topic wouldn't even be an issue!