Cpa - Central Pro Circuit - 10/11/14

[balsabee]

The largest 12 bass stringer I've ever seen was caught by my dad and his best friend in the very back of big cedar in the late 70's. The gravel pocket that the current big cedar ramp is on and the spring bank that is just a little farther on back on the left. All caught on brown and orange deep mini r's in late March. Try making a cast there today.

[Bill Babler]

Well, lets put the deal to bed. Just got off the phone with Mike and he told me all the bass that were weighed in during the CPA event are and have been swimming in their home water since the evening of the weigh-in. They were immediately taken back to the lake the same day of the weigh-in. I repeated it so all of you would understand.

If Mike Webb tells me this, I'm taking it 100% to the bank. I have never had a reason to doubt or question him and have known him for longer than anyone here, probably longer than triangle, which in no way helped Mike, but continued to throw gas on a fire that Mike wanted extinguished.

None of us here personally asked any person in charge of CPA what happened to the fish. We kind of just went with rumors and innuendo, when a call to Mike would have clarified the entire matter.

Mike did not come on as he felt that over the years he had hoped he had earned the respect of the fishing public in the area and it would not be necessary to tell us locals that he did the right thing by the fish and would always do the right thing when Table Rock Lake was concerned.

I take this to heart.

Mike never holds a grudge and this is more than forgive and forget time. He is trying his absolute hardest to juggle everything he has on his plate and make it the best he can for everyone involved. I hope he is considering Mike Webb. I just cannot even dream how many sleepless nights and how many hours this man has worked at trying to put something together that we as locals can participate and have fun in.

As Mike told me It's time to go fishing and have fun. If any of you every have any questions on how the tournaments are handled or disposition of fish or even just want to visit, Mike is not hard to reach.

Good Luck and Let's go catch em.

[dprice]

I think people read it to see how big of a butt someone can be? Threats and slander are generally as taken - not was meant !

Thanks. CPA.

[Champ188]

Good enough for me. No reason to doubt Mike's word either.

[balsabee]

Thanks for making the call Bill.

[fishinwrench]

Good deal !

I love happy endings.

[dblades]

So the whole where's the fish thing was without justification, and purely because no one ASK?

[trapshot25]

Tried to talk to the bass about this but they are being tight lipped as usual!!!!!!!!!!!!

[balsabee]

Creating a CPA name on this board would've been just way too difficult. Sitting and watching the fire burn instead of quickly putting it out based on you should know me and my intentions is a little strange in my opinion. Not everyone on this board follows CPA and Mr. Webb. A very simple and important question required an immediate answer especially "if" they were just sitting back and monitoring the situation. My thoughts if I was the tournament director would be I'm glad so many fisherman care so much about the resource to ask the question to begin with.

[Rodmaker]

5,135 views....wow.....somebody is following this thread. Always need to think twice before clicking "post"