Watson on MLF

[Ketchup]

On January 24, 2016 at 6:49 PM, TrophyFishR said:

This is true, but those days are rare. Especially if the waters warm. I doubt you would zero with the Ned in 8hrs of fishing. These guys are professionals, not weekend anglers. I didn't see round 2, hopefully they run it again. But round 3 was boring. I don't understand why they forced them to fish the upper end of Dale Hollow. Why not let them find the primo smallie spot on that lake?

Round 2 was about the same. Very slow bite, and little action from any of them. Still cant take my eyes off of the show tho.  

[Guest]

Round 4 was better, but I still dont understand why they were restricted to 1 area of the lake. Smallmouth like to hang out near the dam anyay.

[Quillback]

21 minutes ago, TrophyFishR said:

Round 4 was better, but I still dont understand why they were restricted to 1 area of the lake. Smallmouth like to hang out near the dam anyay.

I can't tell for sure, but I believe that they may be running multiple rounds in a day.  Could be the reasoning for restricting each group to areas.  Maybe one of the later rounds will have them fishing the dam area.

[dtrs5kprs]

2 hours ago, Quillback said:

I can't tell for sure, but I believe that they may be running multiple rounds in a day.  Could be the reasoning for restricting each group to areas.  Maybe one of the later rounds will have them fishing the dam area.

That would make a lot of sense. Maybe 4 rounds in two days. It's fun, but still pretty sketchy on details. 

[Champ188]

22 hours ago, Quillback said:

I can't tell for sure, but I believe that they may be running multiple rounds in a day.  Could be the reasoning for restricting each group to areas.  Maybe one of the later rounds will have them fishing the dam area.

This is very likely true, plus it would be difficult to have their "quarters" with breaks in between if guys had full run of a lake the size of Dale Hollow (or Table Rock, Guntersville, etc.). They seem to want interaction on the water among the anglers, too.

To the original point, I fished Central Pro-Am events against James for quite a few years and I can personally attest that he's a fine fellow. However, I can see how he could be misinterpreted. He's a former drill instructor, so he's inherently loud and in your face. After you've been around him a bit, you realize that it's just part of his charm, so to speak. As Archdale pointed out, he has a good heart.

[J-Doc]

Very good point about the interaction and quarter breaks Champ.  I think that's the exact reasoning. 

 

Besides, how could Iconnelli spy on others if he can't find them in reasonable time? (jokes) 

[dtrs5kprs]

Makes sense just from a production and scheduling standpoint. 

Having finally watched it yesterday, I'd say they shot Rds 1 & 3, and Rds 2 & 4 on the same days, based on the weather.

[drew03cmc]

After watching today's new episode, I wonder how any company can market a petulant, whiny loudmouth. He was throwing rods, stomping around, dropping F Bombs and couldn't land fish.

Is snagging legal in MLF? 

[fishinwrench]

17 minutes ago, drew03cmc said:

After watching today's new episode, I wonder how any company can market a petulant, whiny loudmouth. He was throwing rods, stomping around, dropping F Bombs and couldn't land fish.

Is snagging legal in MLF? 

You apparently haven't been around pro fishermen much.   I replace alot of punted depthfinders and trolling motor mounts and pedals that have been stomped into tiny pieces.     You don't get to the true Pro status without having a few meltdowns. 

As for foul hooking.....A caught fish is a caught fish.

[WeekendWarrior]

Watching survival round 1 on dvr now, wow! Buddy of mine fished with one of the top sticks when he won a tourney doing the very same deal on TR a few years back.