RichZ wrote:
And they'll do it in little regional tourneys for a couple
hundred bucks, just like the big boys do for a hundred thou.

You either believe in sportsmanship or you don't. It doesn't come
with a
price tag.

I have never seen the pro events, but I doubt the pros can act much
worse than some of the small regional guys do. I avoid lakes where my
state's BASS Federation Opens will be on any given weekend. The
attitudes, lack of courtesy for other anglers not in the Fed tourney,
other users on the lake and disregard for the lake rules that are shown
by many of these guys leave a lot to be desired. Sorry if there are
any fed members here who are one of the few good apples in the bunch,
but the bad ones really ruin the image of the Federation and bass
fishing in general IMO.

Brad Coovert
2005 Tournament Director, Greenfield Bassmasters
www.greenfieldbassmasters.com
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