The sport is overgrown, way too many tournaments on many bodies of water....
The sport is overgrown, way too many tournaments on many bodies of water....
We have the same problem on our waters and I wouldn't mind if it was less crowded. I guess I just have a hard time with people who have the "Now that I'm in the club let's lock the doors so no one else can get in" attitude. Fishing has been the only escape a lot of people have had this year. It's hard to begrudge others what we have. I'm even more patient with the jet skis and wake boats this year.
Will the "hate" never end?
I’ll add to my comments, I’ve always been an MLF/BPT fan, and didn’t even mind the 1lb dink fest in the first year. You had to laugh however at how a bunch of career traditional tourney anglers went overnight to pushing the MLF fishcare narrative and condemning any other approach. Very poor “marketing” as someone called it...when your audience is mainly a bunch of traditional tourney anglers.
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Boyd will never win here!
Too many get their panties in a wad over Boyd and lots of other things. Hopefully they will all grow up one day.
When these guys say "grow the sport" what they want is more people involved so they can sell more product.
I hope Boyd wins!
Body’s ok with me it’s his fishing poles that suck .
One thing he did that's a real gamble, I think is risky is to unhook the fish on the front deck vs down in the floor of the cockpit area. I've even seen some guys unhook a fish outside the boat's gunnel, which is foolish for the $$ they are fishing for. Better to be careful than sorry.
these tournaments should add on board filleting of the fish and the angler with the lowest amount of time to fillet a limit gets 2 pounds added to their weight for the day. then they can enjoy a fish fry after weigh in. sponsored by martha white corn meal of course.
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With all the format changes it looks like Boyd has finally got them right where he wants them.
The grow the sport mantra, used by the MLF fam, is a veiled statement meaning we need more money. I get it, but don’t act like it is anything other than that. If they truly wanted to grow the sport the would establish a grassroots footprint, develop a conservation program, contribute and give back to fisheries. Restocking programs, rebuilding habitat and providing a voice for anglers in fighting access, grass or carp issues.
These are all expenses with little to no return on investment. This is why its unlikely you’ll ever see MLF ever sincerely try to grow the sport.