Tournaments

[svendawg]

Originally Posted by Siebler

I personally stopped fishing tournaments for a lot of the same reasons Jimmy mentioned. Egos do need to be checked at the door, especially when the event is a Benefit. Andy and I agreed that all tournaments we will do will be Benefit events in hopes that response from the community and the overall quality of the event will be better.

Personally without these events having a benefiting organization I would not put forth any effort to plan them because in the past we have been burned out on unappreciative folks and egos. At least the charities will appreciate our efforts if nobody else does is my feeling. Now I do hope I am wrong and you guys enjoy and embrace these events because there is a ton of work put into them and if we get a positive response I would love to have a Tournament Trail again next year.

Personally I love to fish in these tournaments. It forces me to fish in locations I would not normally go to or didn't know about. I fish the tournaments to learn from others and don't even worry about winning. It's not about winning, it's about meeting and getting together with like minder fisherman and learning from those with more experience than me.
That fact that the tournament proceeds goes to a charity is an added benefit.
Please keep up your efforts, they are greatly appreciated.