13 outta 100 , I'd take that finish anytime, congrats Sprint!
i think this needs to be addressed and considered by every angler who throws Arigs, and i will only mention this 1time and i'm done. i've already stated my opinion in the past about the rig. I'm not calling every A rig slinger a cheater but they do exist.
I worked at a dock on Bull for about 16 years. Was there when the Arig bite gained popularity. I can assure you there are many anglers who are using 5 hook rigs, or more, in MO on a regular basis, and a lot of this goes on during tournaments. If it happens on Bull, you bet your behind it's the same on TR.
I have been to dozens of weigh ins and have talked to a lot of , but not all of the check winners afterward, walked around the dock looking at the boats to see what they had tied on, you wouldn't believe how many guys told me they caught their fish in MO , and showed me the lures. there lies a rod w/ a double flash mob with 8 or 10 hooks all rigged lying on the front deck, or another homemade rig with a dozen jigs on it, or just running 5 hooks on a "normal" Arig. imo An a rig simply makes it too easy to cheat with in MO. i know AR allows more hooks, but is 10 or 12 hooks legal in MO? NO. A lot of times I saw this in small derbys with 20 or fewer boats, weekend warriors, ect. The larger tournaments you don't see a lot of rods left sitting out during weigh ins lol., but it still goes on imo.
it's not only tournament guys, it's the general population as well. They buy an a rig off the shelf, see that it has 5 clips , and rig all 5 clips with hooks TOTALLY unaware of MO regs ,or just don't give a darn about it. Many times i have had to explain MO regs for Arigs to out of state fishermen who "didn't know" the 3 hook rule.
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if some of ya'll saw Champ in person, i doubt you'd be bumping gums to his face, just sayin...there's no need to get personal feelings hurt or all fired up about it,whatever the matter/feeling may be w/ you. everybody can post whatever their opinion may be here,like it or not. it's all good.
i get the feeling this needs to get back on track and not turn into another 10 pager about arigs, been there done that.