Originally Posted by abolt300
Originally Posted by Beadlescomb
Originally Posted by abolt300
If it went down like he said it did, he self reported, and this happened a couple weeks before the tournament, then BASS was way way out of line with the punishment imposed. If that's how BASS is going to be then roommates on the tour should not be allowed to room together. Nobody can eat dinner or hang out with another competitor. The two Canadian brothers (cant remember their last name) that pre-fish different areas and share information and work together not only to split fish but also split their winnings each year, should be banned for life.


Competitor's can share info


Point is, if it is illegal to get info from dock talk from a non-competitor within the practice days or during the tournament, then it should be illegal to be able to obtain info from other competitors too. It's honestly no different. Allowing it creates a situation where you've basically got lone individuals, fishing against traveling partners, or teams of guys. Two guys can cover way more water than one, and 4 or 5 working together can certainly cover more water than a single individual and in doing so, make sure that someone in the group is almost always in the money. Catching fish isnt the hard part, it's finding the right area and right grade of fish, and being able to stay with/on them for 4 days.

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The harder I practice, the luckier I get.