Joe, I know exactly what you mean. Why, at the last big tournie I fished, when I saw Gary Dobyns fire up his big motor, my first thought was, “Wimp!” If he & the rest of those pantywaists in their fancypants bass boats had any cajones, they’d deep-six those stern-mounted gas guzzlers, drop their trolling motors & go fishing, like real men.

In fact, at the 100% TOC at Shasta, just before blast-off, I turned to the D-man, & I said, “D-man – oars only!” He just lit a cigarette & turned the key.

It’s a cold world, man. Cold.

We should all go back to the roots of the SCBBBC. I’m talking about when there was no running. No pontoons. No oars. Not even fins! We had to rely on naturally occurring water currents while we kicked our feet like madmen to get around places like Lake Ilsanjo. Now, that was fishing.

(Sorry, Joe. I couldn't resist. Just kidding! Dang, I'm funny!)