Here's the deal: They were not prohibited from fishing for bedding
bass. The bedding bass gave the angler's the best chance for the
heaviest bag, ergo they're going to bed fish. Unsporting as it may be
in some folks opinion, it's allowed by tournament rules, so it's going
to happen.

Had the Classic been held on a body water where fishing for bedding
bass is prohibited, then the angler's would have had to adapt. The
problem then would be enforcement.

The bottome line: the tournament rules don't expressly forbid it, so
it's permitted.

I personally don't fish for bedding bass EXCEPT when I'm fishing a
tournament, when permitted. Yeah, it's semi-hypocritical, but with my
lousy success rate, I can live with it, and the bass are in no real
danger from me.

Big Poppa