"Joshuall" wrote in message
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Well we watched last part of Saturday and all of Sunday's coverage by ESPN
and we thought it was excellend (except for the nasal Aussie reporter) and
that it was great prime time coverage for the sport. What did y'all think?

Also noted that the anglers all seemed to let their hair down a llittle
more
and were more "demonstative" on the water and in the arena post Iconelli's
reaction last year. And that reaction seemed to inspire both positive and
negative comment here as I recall. I think it's great. Wondering what you
boys n girls think.


Good observations, but Ike isn't the only one "making noise" in the BASS
ranks. I got to see Gerald Swindle and Greg Hackney AND Jason Quinn in
person this weekend, and they are all boistrous types apparently. For that
matter, Jason Quinn wears more jewerly than my wife! LOL!

IMO, it is just a sign of the times. Not all fishermen will be the laid back
conservative types with today's youth getting into the sport. Strikes some
people the wrong way, granted, but I don't see it being a bad thing. If we
don't get this sport turned over to some youth, there will be no more BASS.
And the people these younger Gen X guys can reach, that the older guys
can't, then the better for the sport and the sponsorship situation I'd
think. Not that I dislike the older guys, don't think that, it's just that
tourney fishing HAS to wear on one's family and on them physically as well
and these guys of the 70s and 80s have got to be thinking it's about time to
go ahead and pass the baton...honestly, after talking to Rick Clunn for a
few minutes at the show yesterday, I felt old myself...I grew up watching
that young wipper snapper winning Classics left and right, and we both sat
there and talked about our grey hair yesterday...lol And don't talk to me
about Hank Parker and Shaw Grigsby, saw them both in their best Grecian
formula this weekend too. ;-)