Big Bass Tour - KVD Big Bass Classic - April 8-10th

[mixermarkb]

On 4/14/2022 at 10:33 AM, abkeenan said:

If you don't fish Table Rock not sure why you are here trolling.

Based on most of your comments and unfounded accusations you must not have much faith in your common man. Didn't know a 400+ boat tournament could cause someone to cast judgement on people that participate or operate the tournament that they are greedy, amoral, environment killing anti-conservationists and downright opportunistic thieves.

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that 20 years working with the public every day on a boat dock might just damage your faith in the common man just a little bit.
 

Most people are good, and I’d like to believe most folks who love the outdoors are a cut above average, but any time you have “The Public” involved, you have a certain percentage who “just weren’t raised right” (is the way I’m gonna put it to avoid the curse words)

[Ketchup]

7 hours ago, Champ188 said:

Fish 24/7 can correct me if I'm wrong, but my take on the thief comment was that the presence of large tournaments often draws thieves to said lake. Has happened quite often in the past. Just ask Vernon or any number of victims at tourneys on LOZ. 

I see that, and agree. Tho the thieves don’t stop with the fishing community, it does happen on every lake in the country, I’m sure. 
 

i think his persona cane off as a tournament bashing, outboard hating person, or the way i read it. I have never been to the Bull Sh. forum, or wherever he posts, and not here to discredit his knowledge, but geezzz, if he has zero interest in fishing a BBT event, nor fishes TR, then how serious do we take the guy?

 

ok, back to my hideout for another year. 

[fishinwrench]

14 hours ago, Champ188 said:

I'm not defending the exhaust pollution stance but let's be factual here ... I don't know of any modern outboard that doesn't exhaust thru the prop hub. Wrench?

There are several.   But I'm trying to stay out of this thread.     

The mere fact that NOW I've posted in it, will invariably cause Terrierman, and his moderating cohort, to blame ME for the pissing match that is going on here. 🙄 

[Phil Lilley]

This is the time of year we get the most traffic on the forum.  Why?  We are coming out of the winter cold weeks and the fishing is getting good - some would say the best of the year.  And everybody wants to know the golden answer to the question - are the fish biting.... where and on what?

We are starting to see more fishing reports as well as lake/river condition reports which are just as important.  That's a good thing... I hope more members will come of out their "lurker" status and post more reports.  I do appreciate those who post year round including fish24/7.  I for one need to post more often.  We do a video every day so I don't think of writing a report as often.

Hey - a lot of people do not like tournaments.  I'm conflicted about the ones we do.  We have ALOT of ppl ask when they call for reservations if there's a tournament that weekend because they WON'T come if there is.  The thought is that if there's a tournament the lake will be busy - rude boaters running over everyone.  Truth is it's that way every weekend in the winter regardless if there's a tournament but you can't convince ppl of that.  Tournaments in general get a bad rap from those who don't fish them... and they do deserve at least part of that reputation.  Bad boat educate happens every day on our lakes by all classifications of ppl.  Tournament boaters eek out regular boaters in the rude category probably because they're in more of a hurry.

[fishinwrench]

 

[cheesemaster]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

 

I had to stop watching him -  I like his fishing insight but the rants got to me. 

[willyfish]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

 

I will be there when the Tyson deal and I think there is an AIA or OMTT out of Kimberling going on. Not happy about it but it is what it is. Spinning rod will rule the day and I'm curious to see how I do compared to those competing. 

[Alex Heitman]

Randy Blaukat is a certified whiner/cry baby. He has some good tips but a lot of his videos are just hot air coming out his mouth. 

[Ketchup]

19 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

There are several.   But I'm trying to stay out of this thread.     

The mere fact that NOW I've posted in it, will invariably cause Terrierman, and his moderating cohort, to blame ME for the pissing match that is going on here. 🙄 

Dude, you were doing so well. Now you’re crack deep in mud. 

[fishinwrench]

7 hours ago, Alex Heitman said:

Randy Blaukat is a certified whiner/cry baby. He has some good tips but a lot of his videos are just hot air coming out his mouth. 

So you don't think the number of tournaments is completely out of control?