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Fishing competitively on a national level does not interest me. | 5 | 5.56% | |
The expenditure to do so is prohibitive. | 57 | 63.33% | |
I do not feel I possess the knowledge or talent to do so. | 7 | 7.78% | |
It would be too large of a burden on my family. | 7 | 7.78% | |
I believe fishing is just a recreation. | 14 | 15.56% | |
Voters: 90. You may not vote on this poll |
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Very solid question. There are a few big differences between the above and their counterparts in fishing...with the first being you have to qualify for those sports, you don't just advance some cash to the NASCAR or ATP and hop right in.
Even though NASCAR and fishing are at the polar opposites as far as structure, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has raced in 588 races since his start with 42 wins and 259 top ten finishes and his popularity is, no doubt, due to riding his father's coattails. NASCAR also does not place the burden of equipment and cost upon the shoulders of the drivers, that is done by the racing entities that own the teams. Anna Kournikova is known for her standings in doubles, not singles (and she has come in runner up on many occasions) with a career total of 16 title wins out of 34...and again completely different sport structure and has to qualify to play. There is nothing wrong with sponsorships in of themselves, what is wrong within the fishing world is participation in the game is directly tied to sponsors and money, not ability and no, sponsorship dollars are not correlated to ability in the sport. The goal of the sport should be to allow new talent to rise, not sustain a status. Unlike competitive fishing, the other sports did not pop into existence for the purpose of selling merchandise...the pro fishing sport is nothing more than that. Sponsorships started coming on board with other sports because of the popularity of the activity. NASCAR is not run by Goodyear Tires and tennis is not organized by Spalding. The only axe to grind is for those who are inhibited from competing in a "pro" sport because their pocketbooks are not as stuffed as others, and you can partially thank a very select few in Dubuque back in 1988 for that one. Competitive fishing needs to do what is best for the sport, not the manufacturing industry...or it simply is not a sport. As long as the activity is organized and driven by manufacturing entities it will not develop into a viable sport. There are many out there who would like to compete and are not shy to put their skills to the test, the only thing preventing them is the organization of the sport that places the burden of acceptability on the ability to afford it. Instead of continually pointing to other sports to highlight some scattered 3rd cousin of resemblance to a situation in fishing, the question should be asked why is everyone so resistant to reorganizing the sport to accomplish parallel results as the other sports. It is not an overnight project but it needs to be changed. As far as due diligence, being pragmatic is painful...but not antagonistic. Last edited by GiddyGills; 10-14-2012 at 02:22 PM. |
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"Giddy, I do believe your comment here is either to agitate or written without the necessary due diligence."
Last edited by Golden; 10-14-2012 at 07:08 PM. Reason: You are allowed your opinion, but the rest was out of bounds |
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Tournament anglers helped to make catch and release catch on.
Beyond that I see zero benefit to tournament fishing at all. ESPN buying BASS years ago had a more negative impact on bass fishing than anything I can think of in decades. Popularity=fishing pressure=harder fishing=fact. Just because you/we like to do something doesn't mean that it should be promoted more/become more popular. At least not unless you want everybody and his brother on your spots every time you go out. |
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Kind of hard to "bait" a majority of people when they are already on that side of the fence.
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Gotta love this guy....first he complains about tournament fishing attitudes.....the he cries about people fishing his spot....ive had more issues with non-tournament guys who think they own the lake....just found another. |
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Its getting old
Giddy your nascar comparison could not be further from the truth. Most of these up and comers in nascar are driving in Florida in the winter and nationwide from the time they are 16. And how is this possible for a 16 -18 year old to do this?? Money lots of money.
As far as taking corporations out of the game. No one is going to drive to Oahe from Ohio or Lake Erie from South Dakota if the first prize payout is $8,000.00. Get a grip money makes the world go round and that is just a fact in just about anything in life. If you have genuine suggestion other than a bland argument that the current system is broke please offer it. And you seem quite confident that its broken. Have you taken a look around lately? Gas is almost $4.00 per gallon. No one is doing a hole lot of anything anywhere. I am sure this will draw a pompous short sighted response but I ask you if your not just a pot-stirrer and sincerely care take a few days and respond with an idea or plan otherwise the "majority" you speak of is most likely sick of the rambling and bickering just for something to do. |
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Ironic...the sport has no growth, no money, low interest and low participation but you are content with the meager existence. Instead of participating in any form of roundtable discussion for viability you sit back, weak-willed, with the only ambition to throw insults from behind a bush. You are a fine example of the problem...unwilling to address the issues, because odds are in favor that you are the problem.
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You should brush up on reading comprehension skills ace. |
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I'll ask again. If promoting the "sport" means your favorite lake will go from few boats on it, to dozens why would you promote it. Tournament fishing can die entirely IMO. Nothing good comes from it. |
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My commentary was not directed at you...but to answer your question...tournaments, IMO, do not have an adverse effect on the bodies of water they compete on. With 40 million fishermen, the hand full of pros along with the hand full of tournaments is negligible.
You are correct that tournaments could die and see no negative effect on both the waterways and public opinion, however, tournaments do have the ability (if organized and ran correctly) to have a positive effect on tourism and economy. The system can be set up to not only make the sport affordable and draw crowds, but also be less of an impact on the systems fished. Trying to keep a favorite lake off limits to others no matter the circumstance is not acceptable unless there are illegal activities. The waterways are everyone's just the same as public land. I may not like a large group of people invading my peaceful spot in the woods, but if it is public domain they have just as much right to the resource as anyone else. To outlaw tournaments would be parallel to stating no more than X amount of boats can be on a given body of water at any time...not legal and not acceptable. Last edited by GiddyGills; 10-15-2012 at 03:36 PM. |
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