Matt Herren DQ’ed

[mean_dean]

I marshalled with Matt on the Lanier tournament a few years back, good dude and funny as hell. I wish him luck in his next endeavor!

[Cx21 Pro]

He quit BASS and going strictly NPFL.

[badboyjigs]

Why didn't they just fine him like they did the Open angler?

great point ! Bass is imploding before our eyes fellers

[tajchauvin]

Matt has 17 years as an elite and zero wins. I may be in the minority but Matt leaving is no different than most guys in the mass MLF exodus. Lots of guys left for MLF that were just getting by.

There will never be a “The Cast” episode on guys who have 20 years on tour but don’t win.


Note: I’m a fan of bass fishing. This is in line with the same assessment I would give to a football player.

[RangerBob52O]

Why didn't they just fine him like they did the Open angler?

My understanding is that BASS is saying that the Opens angler didn’t gain an advantage in the tournament from the info. Also, the Elite punishment is much more clear. A-J : dq’d automatically. Opens violation: multiple choice punishments.

[badboyjigs]

Isn't also an Elite anglers job not to get the same infraction in back to back years on the same spot and same body of water and not accumulate a pile of penalties in a year?


There has to be more consistency in enforcement at some point.

that’s good preaching there ! Spot on

[WarEagle24]

So, we don't believe they are sharing info prior to the tournament?

It's obvious that you still don't understand the rule.

[badboyjigs]

I can’t wait to hear Matt’s side , and he won’t have to hold back now ! He do well at NPFL and probaly enjoy it way more !

[rjvana37]

Matt Herren quits bass.

[Mark Perry]

My understanding is that BASS is saying that the Opens angler didn’t gain an advantage in the tournament from the info. Also, the Elite punishment is much more clear. A-J : dq’d automatically. Opens violation: multiple choice punishments.

What about the Open angler that got DQ'd? What did he do?

[Blazers93]

There were several times last year that Elite anglers complained about rule breaking and requested stiffer penalties. In the first tournament this year, BASS hands down a dq and the angler receiving the penalty quits. Was Herren one of the anglers calling for more discipline? As far as the Open's angler, he probably should have been given a dq, but different league / tournament director.

[rjvana37]

Another DQ for no info on elite series so why no DQ on the opens guy?

He also just Quit the elites

[Chris225]

Obviously he knew he did something wrong by not reporting his son had gave him information where the tournament the week before was won. I hate it for him but it sounds like they are enforcing the rules. Does anyone know if this is the creek his friend Bill Lowen won the tournament in?

[BillsFan]

What a mess Bass started out with
Mercer scolding Mckinney during the halftime show should send a message

[badboyjigs]

Rumors are a guy name Scott is next ! Guess we will see soon

[shooter66]

Rumors are a guy name Scott is next ! Guess we will see soon

Heard something real similar....

[RangerBob52O]

What about the Open angler that got DQ'd? What did he do?

I haven’t seen a really good explanation of what the opens guy did. Josh Herren coming forward on here and laying out exactly what happened makes Matt’s case clear. But, regardless of what happened on the Opens level it’s clear that they had more leeway to be easier on him than the cut and dried elites rules.

[gohoos2011]

Rumors are a guy name Scott is next ! Guess we will see soon

Martin or canterbury?

[rb]

I find it odd the first thing he did was cut the BASS stickers off the wrap instead of taking the FFS off. I wonder if his sponsors will make him work the Classic

[donjuan07]

The opens angler should have been DQ. Herron should have reported the instance before the polygraph end of story.