Some days I hate bass tournaments.

The tourney guys ruin the fishing experience when you are trying to take people out for the first time of the year. Not only did they sorelip every bass in the lake (I hear the bite was insane in the morning, but they pounded the go-to spots so hard that nothing was left for the afternoon), but they were rather unscrupulous in their sharing of the water as well. At one point we set up for a drift at a clearly defined area. Tournament guys (banner marking competitor on the motor) drive THROUGH the fish holding area between our boat and shore. Extremely obvious even to people who don't fish, I know these jerks knew better.

Squawfish put on a late afternoon bite to save the day from skunk flags, so several raptors were well fed last night.

If the bass tournament guys don't become better stewards of the water they are sharing with all of us, a campaign might need to commence to either minimize the number or regulate the tournaments in such a way that they become moot.

E