>Hey Gil sorry you had such a bad experience this weekend. I
>actually had a good time. But I always have a good time at
>this tourney. The fishing was tough at State Park for sure; we
>sure could have used another foot of water or two!
>
>Here's what I have to say about the running aspect of this
>tourney.
>First the SCBBBC is a club that runs and always has been.
>Whether it is done legally or not isn't relevant anymore with
>the DFG permit that Rich has worked so hard to obtain. BnT was
>a running club when I joined some years ago but choose to
>become a non running club when we had our own discussions with
>DFG on the subject back in 03 I believe. Does this make one
>club right and one wrong when it comes to running? No, I don't
>think so, it just makes them different and I am OK with that!
>
>Another thing to remember is that everybody who launched at
>State Park, myself included, had the option to run. For
>whatever reason it was we all choose not to. This did not work
>to our advantage that's for sure since it would seem that we
>all had to work harder for our bites than some of those who
>ran. The bites were there, some big ones too, but we just
>needed to work harder for fewer of them. Bottom line is this;
>the decision to stay at State Park when we had to option to go
>elsewhere was a bad one in my opinion.
>So for this reason I would tend to say that the conditions
>were the same for 100% of the field. Some made good decisions
>and some did not.
>
>The honey hole where this tourney was won, and it was a true
>honey hole this last weekend, is a place every BnT member is
>very familiar with. The tourney was won from M&M!
>
>I guess when I think back on my experience this weekend I look
>at it differently. I knew what the running requirement were
>and I choose not to make a livewell that I could run with. I
>choose to stay and fish State Park after 2 days, half days
>actually of pre fishing with 2 or 3 bites each day. The bites
>were good ones; there was the potential to get 12-15 lbs if
>you got the right 3 bites. I knew the rain would change things
>and I hoped it would be for the better but it wasn't the case.
>I finished in the money at 11th place which made my lousy
>choices easier to take but in the end I know I made some bad
>decisions that didn't help me finish higher.
>
>Once again sorry to hear about your missing @$$, I hope it is
>returned soon!
>
>MT
>
>
>
Very well put Mitch.
BTW I`ve won alot of $ right there at the state park you just got to know the area.As a matter of fact it used to be my "secret honeyhole" untill peeps found out where I was going and then BAM! it became the new blastoff spot which totally sucked for me.
;(