Shared weight in 2005?

I was looking at the open/elite 50 trail for next year and they had a
paragraph about riders will now have a 3-fish limit but will get to count
their driver's 5-fish limit to their total? I thought a bit about this but
it just doesn't seem to sit well with me. It is possible that a person with
no fishing ability could pay the entry fee, do nothing, and still place
somewhere in the money because of their driver.

In fact, a good rider could be punished with a bad driver while a bad rider
could benefit from a great driver.

Am I misunderstanding this or does this really seem as bad as I think it
sounds?

Sounds like they are copying what the walleye trails have done for years.
Joe Z.

"Christopher P. Cericola" wrote in message
groups.com...
I was looking at the open/elite 50 trail for next year and they had a
paragraph about riders will now have a 3-fish limit but will get to count
their driver's 5-fish limit to their total? I thought a bit about this but
it just doesn't seem to sit well with me. It is possible that a person with
no fishing ability could pay the entry fee, do nothing, and still place
somewhere in the money because of their driver.

In fact, a good rider could be punished with a bad driver while a bad rider
could benefit from a great driver.

Am I misunderstanding this or does this really seem as bad as I think it
sounds?

You get in the back of Shaw Grigsby's rig while he's bed-fishing & you'll be
glad his weight counts lol...

Warren

"Christopher P. Cericola" wrote in message
groups.com...
I was looking at the open/elite 50 trail for next year and they had a
paragraph about riders will now have a 3-fish limit but will get to count
their driver's 5-fish limit to their total? I thought a bit about this
but
it just doesn't seem to sit well with me. It is possible that a person
with
no fishing ability could pay the entry fee, do nothing, and still place
somewhere in the money because of their driver.

In fact, a good rider could be punished with a bad driver while a bad
rider
could benefit from a great driver.

Am I misunderstanding this or does this really seem as bad as I think it
sounds?

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
You get in the back of Shaw Grigsby's rig while he's bed-fishing & you'll
be glad his weight counts lol...

THat's my point..winning the rider side isn't necessarily skill anymore..all
it takes is being partenered with a very skilled pro. As a rider, I could
cull 3 bass for 12 lbs which is a pretty decent limit..but get killed
because my driver sleeps at the wheel.

Christopher

No offense Chris, but you've got it backwards.

WW

"Christopher P. Cericola" wrote in message
groups.com...

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
You get in the back of Shaw Grigsby's rig while he's bed-fishing &
you'll
be glad his weight counts lol...

THat's my point..winning the rider side isn't necessarily skill
anymore..all
it takes is being partenered with a very skilled pro. As a rider, I could
cull 3 bass for 12 lbs which is a pretty decent limit..but get killed
because my driver sleeps at the wheel.

Christopher

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
No offense Chris, but you've got it backwards.

Got it backwards? How so?

Christopher

Let's just say that winning as an amateur in these things has little to do
with skill. It's all about getting the good rides.

Warren

"Christopher P. Cericola" wrote in message
groups.com...

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
No offense Chris, but you've got it backwards.

Got it backwards? How so?

Christopher