Why did Thrift not have a wrapped boat ?

[TownesZ21]

What is the formula.

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And yeah, they don't give the math so I guess they could fudge it but I choose to believe they can't be bothered to.

[RazorCat]

The FLW write up on Bolton’s win stated that one of the guys chasing on the final day was Bryan Thrift “the greatest angler on the planet”. He’s at the top of his game right now, but is that a fair assessment?

[juice780]

I think he is the best tournament angler on the planet right now.

[TownesZ21]

I think he is the best tournament angler on the planet right now.

I agree with this, just didn't agree with the conspiracy theories over the last few months. Thrift is a stick.

[idbefishing]

They use their own boats in FLW all 4 days

Isn’t that a new rule for this year along with no coangler?

[mikeky]

If his truck and boat are not wrapped he may be trying to fly under DOT radar.

[Rangerdawg]

Just imagine team tournaments with a thrift and Vandam as team partners...

[206champion]

I seen he didn’t have a ultrex either

[greg88]

He is a machine at the top in my opinion

[GamblerPro2]

I like the boats without the wraps.

[ULSteves]

25 k first event not a bad start. He is a machine. They have a Pod Cast on Tuesday nights at 7 on Facebook Live.. Lets Talk Fish. Next week should be good hearing about the event. They are great at answering Live questions during the show.

[GOTTA BIG SACK]

How did he catch fish if it wasn't wrapped?

[IndianaBassMan]

I doubt it, he got second at guntersville and never moved up. They cant have the number 1 guy not fishing MLF

Get back with us when he wins his 25th....thats right 25th......Tour Level tournament. Then he can be number one

[skeeterator]

I think he is the best tournament angler on the planet right now.

Same here, he can catch them deep or shallow on any type of water.

[Axkiker]

Is it not a rule to have a wrapped boat in the FLW ? Or is that only BASS?

[JHelms]

Interesting post #21. MLF is not included in their rankings criteria and of course it should not be.

[Screamin_Reel]

Interesting post #21. MLF is not included in their rankings criteria and of course it should not be.

I don't think BPT should be included in the rankings, either. When you think about it, it's impossible to make a fair comparison between BPT and BASS/FLW because of the significant rule differences. How can you possibly compare someone who weighs in 30 fish for 40 pounds and someone who weighs in a five-fish limit for 23 pounds? I know the BassFan rankings are based on where the angler finishes in the field of anglers with whom he is competing; still, the way the winner is determined in BPT/MLF is so different than it is in BASS/FLW, that there is no possible way to say that any BPT/MLF angler is better than any BASS/FLW angler and vice versa. In my opinion, if BassFan includes BPT/MLF results going forward (which I suspect they will), then the rankings are absolutely meaningless.

[LgMouthGambler]

He is no doubt a great stick.

[bossbowman]

I think he is the best tournament angler on the planet right now.

I would agree with that also

[bossbowman]

Interesting post #21. MLF is not included in their rankings criteria and of course it should not be.

It shouldn't be MLF is a TV show and totally different game.