Maybe its just the fact that I have been relegated to fishing weekends again after 8 months of weekday fishing, but man o man our bay systems are a mess. I like fishing tournaments as much as anyone and fish approx. 5-6 major tournies a year on avg. However, I'm about fed up with the behavior I see on the water. It seems some people feel that fishing a tourny (or pre-fishing) is a license to disregard all common courtesy in the quest to prove they have the biggest b*lls.
Just curious, and I'm not really supporting this idea, just brainstorming a little. What if (i)tourny organizers with, say, more than 10 participants were required to submit an application to TPW for approval, well in advance of the tourny (ii) TPW issued a limited number of permits each year for any given bay system, (iii) there were two types of applications, i.e. major & minor tourneys.
It seems to me that this would also serve to consolidate the events and assist promoters with their goal of making salt tourneys a spectator event similar to BASS tourneys.
I readily admit that i haven't thought this through, so i don't doubt I'm perhaps missing a salient point or ten. Like I said, i enjoy tournaments as much or more than most, but i enjoy quality fishing above all....and i think sometimes that we have to make sacrifices for the greater good. I'm not blaming tournaments for all the crowds and bad behavior, but they sure play a large part IMO. Now flame away!
Just curious, and I'm not really supporting this idea, just brainstorming a little. What if (i)tourny organizers with, say, more than 10 participants were required to submit an application to TPW for approval, well in advance of the tourny (ii) TPW issued a limited number of permits each year for any given bay system, (iii) there were two types of applications, i.e. major & minor tourneys.
It seems to me that this would also serve to consolidate the events and assist promoters with their goal of making salt tourneys a spectator event similar to BASS tourneys.
I readily admit that i haven't thought this through, so i don't doubt I'm perhaps missing a salient point or ten. Like I said, i enjoy tournaments as much or more than most, but i enjoy quality fishing above all....and i think sometimes that we have to make sacrifices for the greater good. I'm not blaming tournaments for all the crowds and bad behavior, but they sure play a large part IMO. Now flame away!