Jim Laumann wrote:



All this stuff is using some sort of chemical trickery to taste
more like the real thing to the fish. So where is the "line" going to
be drawn?


The line was drawn way back when Ray Scott turned bass fishing into a
competition sport,, his "Sponsors" the lure manufacturers, drew the
line. (Uncle Josh) was one of the sponsors, so he got his pork past the
regulations)

Now in other species competitions live bait can be used, (except for fly
fishing) but not in BASS, nor those that followed, you must remember,
these tournaments started out with the manufacturers trying to out smart
the bass with their lures, they wanted this publicity to SELL MILLIONS
of lures, in the mean time, they brain washed a bunch of people into
thinking "real" sportsmen, don't use live bait, they did this to make
MEGA bucks from fishermen buying their lures,, you don't make that much
selling just hooks and weights, compared to lures (although I'm trying :-)

I'm sure to get flamed, brain washing works real well :-)

Of course Ya'll can have any rules you want in your tournament
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com