A Joke!

Jack,

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.

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.

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. 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. All of these
things I have done were originally for one reason, I wanted to be the
best, and somehow put myself in position to prove it, but all I see is
that world going a different direction, and makes me very angry.

Again , just my opinions

Chris
wrote:
Chris,
I'm not sure why you don't think that Luke is a great angler. He
was the 2004 FLW Tour Championship Champion and the 2006 BASS Master
Classic Champion........I'd love to be able to say this.......so would
Gary Klein (who has never won a classic in 24 appearances).
As for the bed fishing, ever try it? It is a casualty of our sport
and is tougher than you'd think, especially when they weren't bed
fishing.......
Jack
~~
Jack Dalzell
www.jdbass.com
~~

"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
~~
Jack Dalzell
www.jdbass.com
~~

wrote in message SNIP

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 :-)

LOL, and he's in the south central part of the state. He has about two
months of better weather than we do up here.

But we REALLY appreciate it when it is nice.....
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

And take advantage of every single moment :-)

Chris

Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:
wrote in message SNIP

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 :-)

LOL, and he's in the south central part of the state. He has about two
months of better weather than we do up here.

But we REALLY appreciate it when it is nice.....

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

Right, I really wasn't denying the fact that it gave the anglers the
best shot a winning as much as I was in disagreement with the fact that
B.A.S.S would hold the Classic in the spring rather than the Summer.

Oh well, it is what it is I guess.

Chris
Big Poppa wrote:
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

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