I think you missed the point...and proved my point all in one post, Clark.
Didn't say it was a cure for everyone's livewell to be full. Since you haven't used it (No A-rig in my boat), I can only assume you are hypothesizing about its effectiveness on Green. I have used it on Green, caught some very nice smallmouth, and some very hefty spots. Have caught multiple fish on one cast. No muskie yet, although I am sure if you throw one long enough, it is bound to happen. Hey, muskie are called the fish of a thousand casts...maybe the A-rig can help the muskie fishermen.
Its effectiveness for catching suspended bass in the fall is well documented (see flwoutdoors.com, or many of the posts concerning ky lake in the last three months). Will it outfish other lures in the spring?? Who knows. Will it be the best lure for bedding fish?? Highly doubt it. What about post-spawn, or deep summer ledges?? Who knows. My point is, why even open a thread calling for a "ban" in tournament fishing. To ban it after being available only a few months seems a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to a new method that has yet to be fully appreciated or understood.
As for tournament directors banning use, or allowing use, or restricting use, or modifying rules, you are correct. That is the way is has always been, their circuit, their rules. Rules, as history will prove, are typically created due to the voices of a "select" few, one could agree or disagree. My comment was just a simple observation about who is saying what is all.
Originally Posted by C-Marshall
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