Quote Originally Posted by Tim_T View Post
You are right, I am not on the rules committee, but I DO know the reasoning because I DISCUSSED IT WITH SOME WHO IS! Did you?

I was also able to find this rather easily, which explains the thoughts behind the rule change.

http://bassfan.com/news_article.asp?ID=4146
OK you win You have reiterated my point, the rules committee made the rules which doesn't mean that all 100 anglers had a say in it. You said they couldn't get a different boat, I was just wondering why they couldn't just pull it there like they do any other rig. I'm sure SOME them can't get the high dollar electronics (Side imaging and Biosonix) BUT they didn't change any ruling on them. All I'm saying is that is seems that it's a double standard. If it's gonna be truly a TOTAL LEVEL playing field then give 'em all the same boats, same motors, same lures, same rods and reels, and the same electronics. I really don't care about their rules, I just think it's funny that the opinion of the rules committee seems to be portrayed as the opinion of ALL of them. It is good that Mark M feels the way he does about it. Let's see...fish out of the aluminum all year...or fish out of my 20 foot Skeeter....I would be like him and the others...fish out of my sponsors boat.