B.A.S.S. Co-Angler Controversy

Take a look at this article…What do you guys think….

http://www.bassfan.com/coangler_article.asp?ID=17

After reading it, i think I disagree with what they’ve done…

Yep, this stinks out loud.

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In general terms, the “powers that be” and the pro anglers seem to agree that they’d like to minimize the effect of co-anglers as much as possible. The changes were ostensibly made in the attempt to level the day-to-day playing field among the pros.

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In other terms, these ‘Pros’ are tired of getting their butts handed to them by what they are utimately calling an inferior competitor.

Like I said, it stinks out loud.

I can see reducing the limit from 5 to 3 for co-anglers as the pro’s spots should then still contain the fish even if they were previously caught.

Including the pro’s catch with the co-angler’s catch? This alone ruins the co-angler division. Additionally it will probably lead to more pros blocking their co-anglers on prime spots.

No talking about fishing spots/techniques between co-anglers and pros. Pros don’t listen too closely to co-anglers unless they (pros) aren’t catching fish. What a boring day for the co-angler since it mostly eliminates any conversation about fishing.

That ruins it for me. Especially with the temptation for cheating between the co-angler/pro.

These changes do not surprise me.BASS has been on a downhill slide since Ray Scott has left and I’m sure it will get more ridiculous as time goes by.I used to be proud to be a BASS member but have discontinued my membership as have many I fish with. These kind of decisions hurt all of us anglers, without the support of non tournament anglers and non pro’s all anglers lose.

I don’t like this rule,at this level of fishing we should only see the pros weight.
How many tournaments would have been changed if the pro could have added the co-anglers kicker fish,also did I miss something? If the weights are added together are the pro and the co-angler really just fishing for a eight fish limit.So this makes this a team event that the co-angler does not get an even split.
Am I correct????

Dave,

I interpret it as the Pro gets his weight and his weight only….It’s the co-angler that benefits in that he gets the Pro’s weight basically as a “gimme”, along with whatever he catches….

Comparing apples and oranges. If the pros weight is combined with the co-anglers, the true co-angler champion is never really decided. Sounds like a case of officials making rules who truely have never competed at any level. (With the exception of 3rd grade dodgeball).

Chris

Thanks I did miss that,but now I agree with Crees3

Another viewpoint on something i didn’t even think about til reading this.

http://www.bassfan.com/coangler_article.asp?ID=18