"It was unfair of me to attack Luke Clausen, I did know he was FLW
champion, and he was doing what everyone else was doing, and did make
the classic based on achievements. So I was definitely wrong to attack
Luke Clausen and the whole Classic field when in reality my problem was
with B.A.S.S and what they have become. "

Not a problem........people like certain sports teams, atheletes and
people for various reasons. My thoughts are, Luke SEEMS to be a pretty
decent guy. He's modest and mild mannered.....*I* like that and I think
that as a Professional, you should act like you've been there before
and Luke does.

Now, I have bed fished, and watched others bed fish, and personally I
get zero satisfaction out of it. Do I have 500k on the line, no I don't.

This is the reason that I root for Larry Nixon. He flat out refuses to
bed fish, yet he does very well. I don't really get a thrill out of bed
fishing either, but with the classic on the line, I would bed fish too.


Jack, you have a lot of respect in this group, and a lot of respect in
the industry, as well as a ton of experience , so who am I to argue.

Thanks Chris, I do appreciate the nice words, but just because I have
'respect' doesn't mean I'm always right (just ask my ex-wife, I was
never right!). And each individual has a right to their own opinion. I
hope we weren't 'arguing'.

I

I have fished 30 or so tournaments in my life, I have a boat, I have have
fished in 30 below zero, I have fished in 105 degrees.

Man, you're more dedicated than I am. I have NEVER fished in 30
below........I really hate the cold. But then again, If I remember
right, you live where you have 9 months of winter and 3 months of bad
snowmobiling :-)
Jack
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Jack Dalzell
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