I wonder who the poster boys are Seth was speaking of?
J.W. was the first one that popped in my head.Originally Posted by Dixie-Raven
Wheeler lives in the grey area. Hometown: Grey Area, TN
I thought Scott Martin but think he was eluding to wheeler.
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martin came to mind too but he was referencing MLF when he made those statements. Pretty clear he is talking about Wheeler as the poster child and he talked with Mercer. He also mentioned a few others from the BPT too. He did say that similar stuff goes on at the Elites but is not nearly as rampant or covered up
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Could that be an unspoken reason for some who returned to BASS? Poster children living in the grey zipcode.
There is cheating of some "sort" in all games and sports...especially at the upper tiers
There are people who play the rules to the T, some push the grey area...and some outright break the rules and dont care
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For a fact a lot of Elites and BPT guys break the no info rules. I’m sure most go 100% by the rules but I’ve seen for a fact elites calling local hammers for info week of their derbies. As a rule local guys are flattered that an elite would want info from them and never rat them out. Pros know this.
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So cheating going on, but no one is reporting it or doing anything about it? Brings the integrity of the whole Pro deal into question if Fieder is correct.
"Unnamed" said, "Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat."
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I'd say 90-95% get info when they are not supposed to.
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If he has proof someone is cheating and doesn’t file a protest, then he’s allowing it to continue.
He’s mentioning guys getting waypoints, but doesn’t mention the sizable number of guys who all show up to fish the exact same offshore spot and never see any of the others practicing there. It’s gone on for years, and will continue to go on.
This Question has been asked over and over again for years….The Answer is still Yes!!!
I've seen Pro's text each other while tournament fishing and claim they are checking the weather. lol
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I recently offered a pro some local info but he turned me down - said the off limits already was in effect, which I didn't know. Dude already had my respect, earned even more after that. Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching.
People cheat every week for a $100 pot on a Thursday nighter. 100% they'll cheat for 100k.
Just as an on the surface observation, it appears more widespread in MLF. But it's for sure happening in bass too.
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