I asked Ron about the boat rules. It sounded like he is going to follow WON boat rules, so my boat squeaks in. It would only bad if I drew some 300 pound dude lol.

After thinking about the format, I still like it. I'm not going to gripe about home lake advantage or anything like that. I am fortunate to have fished casitas 8-10 days in the past 7 years, but I'd go in blind there too, and Jake I promise that if they ever put a big bass tourney at Eastman - I'll be there. I've never laid eyes on Eastman.

Wouldn't consider this arrogance, but it's more the fact that when you go to a lake for the first time, you see things with crystal clarity. You avoid the bias that comes with experience.

I find this especially true for the first trip I take to a new lake in my own boat. I've had three first trips to a lake in my boat where I've caught big fish. That includes a 12 and two 15lbers. Makes me not want to put my boat on Casitas at all before the tournament. Might jinx :9

It's something about seeing things from the pointy end of the boat for the first time that makes you do the instinctually correct thing.