Randy B has officially declared a rule was broken by fishing lock!!!

[dean c]

Randy sure triggers a bunch around here. It’s comical watching some of y’all react to him.

[jcdogfish]

Perhaps the best way to handle this is when a TD makes a call based on an angler question that something is allowable is to let all competitors know via a text or announcement. Seems like it would clear up any doubts someone could have.

That would be too easy Seems all questions and answers should be posted somewhere. However, If one of the hot guys asks about an area I'm sure there will be a lot of traffic there. It would make for some nice threads too

[bassnpro1]

Gray area?? It stopped being gray when he got clarification from the TD. Sounds to me like the kid did the right thing. Don't lump him in with the sketchy guys when it is not warranted. You make yourself look silly.

Sure doesn't seem to work that way when others play by the current rules and people here bash them. The hypocrisy you spout makes you look silly.

[bassnpro1]

Interesting, in one situation a guy is sketchy when he got TD approval and another guy isn't when he got TD approval. I say they're both fine but I don't have a tour bias.

I'm sure Seth Feider has a problem with it. If you have to ask about the rule, you are wrong he claims.

[MI bassassassin]

Sure doesn't seem to work that way when others play by the current rules and people here bash them. The hypocrisy you spout makes you look silly.

Laughing at you

[ECobb91]

I'm sure Seth Feider has a problem with it. If you have to ask about the rule, you are wrong he claims.

I wish more people had the respect for the rules like Feider does. Sad when people need to look for loopholes to gain an advantage over their friends.

[skeeterator]

Kids don't have an appreciation for the history of BASS or the tournament format changes that happened over the years. If it didn't happen in their lifetime, it never happened, I guess.

As I said, the whiny bastards never won an Elite series event. How is that wrong? Apparently you don't know shit about BASS and their history.

[brianf.]

Randy is going to ruin bass fishing.

[Highcentered]

I changed my user title. Seems fitting because I do like to fish road beds.

[78Staff]

Looks like he pulled it down - I saw it when I read the thread earlier, but now the video is gone.

[JustinNC]

I wish more people had the respect for the rules like Feider does. Sad when people need to look for loopholes to gain an advantage over their friends.

1) Not everyone is your friend. Tournament day, during tournament hours, when it comes to catching fish, nobody is your friend.
2) At THAT level, it's a living and not a hobby.
3) What "loophole"? Just because something isn't legal or allowable in one place, and is in another, and a competitor seeks clarification on it, doesn't mean it's a loop hole. Some states have rod limits in terms of how many can be in use at one time. If in say a crappie tournament, you primarily fished an area such as say, Minnesota, (pre FFS when tight lining/spider rigging was king), where you can only with one rod if the water isn't frozen, and don't have specific tournament rules parallel with that, and then come down south and have a tournament, where multiple rods ARE legal, is it a loophole to use multiple rods even though it's illegal in some places and legal in others?
4) Half of tournament fishing is finding SOMETHING that the rest of the field is over looking or hasn't found. This time, one of those things was a bite in the locks.

[cwilt]

Randy sure triggers a bunch around here. It’s comical watching some of y’all react to him.

Could you imagine if he was a member here.

[schmidte]

I'm not familiar with the lock in question, but how many boats can fish in that lock at one time? Would the lockmaster allow all those who want to fish in it or would he have to determine that too many fishing boats in the lock is a hindrance to the normal flow of traffic through the lock? If he lets one boat in, doesn't he (lockmaster) have to let all in who want to fish in the lock?

[NCSURodney]

I'm sure Randy was contacted by B.A.S.S and reminded of this rule. They can and will not let him compete in any B.A.S.S event if they choose too and can ban him for life. Other tours have been known to do so for infractions far less serious. FLW and Jeff Coble (non sponsor hat on stage) come to mind.

"Public comments that an angler knows, or should reasonably know, will harm thereputation of B.A.S.S., B.A.S.S. officials or its sponsors."

[DylanSam]

Randy has officially retracted his statement and apologized for false accusation. Removed video.

[Toni]

Rule could easily be amended. No fishing in the lock. Done. Now everyone go back to playing nicely in the sandbox.

[Mcjenson]

Rule could easily be amended. No fishing in the lock. Done. Now everyone go back to playing nicely in the sandbox.

Wouldn't surprise me to see that as a rule for next year. Would be pretty cool to be only 19 and already getting the rules changed

[skeeterator]

I'm not familiar with the lock in question, but how many boats can fish in that lock at one time? Would the lockmaster allow all those who want to fish in it or would he have to determine that too many fishing boats in the lock is a hindrance to the normal flow of traffic through the lock? If he lets one boat in, doesn't he (lockmaster) have to let all in who want to fish in the lock?

You should find a picture of the lock, you'd laugh after you saw it. They aren't for commercial traffic, they're tiny, might hold 6 bass boats.

[PsuHntr]

Looks like he pulled it down - I saw it when I read the thread earlier, but now the video is gone.

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[188Musky]

Rule could easily be amended. No fishing in the lock. Done. Now everyone go back to playing nicely in the sandbox.

Great idea! That should be the policy.

Anytime someone does something specific to win, that specific thing should be banned.

It will keep the competition pure and creative, as nobody can copy anyone that is successful.