Originally posted by Greg Grimes:
I say to each his own I do not like to tell others what they can not do. If it gets folks out enjoying the environment then ok. If you would rather sit on your dock drink a cold beer and catch a few catfish go for it. However why criticize others if their way of fun is diff than yours.
I'm all for live and let live...but I draw the line when what you do (the tournament angler in this case) adversely affects me or my family. Tournament bass fishing(and the mentality and behavior that accompanies it) has not helped the majority of fishing people. Their way(tournaments) of fun adversely impacts my way of fun and the overwhelming majority of the taxpayers who use public waters. Tournaments benefit a small minority at the expense of a greater majority. Rather than getting folks out to enjoy the environment, it discourages people from using public waters...waters which their tax dollars have paid for.
