Bass tournament guy's, and non Tournament guys

[Rich196]

I felt like I needed to say something from a post that I just read about the BASS guy's being butt-holes. . As many as you know, me and my wife tournament fish for bass. I have been around this site for 5-6 years, and help when I can, and also get some GREAT advice from some of the guy's. After reading this post I could not help but agree with the fact that a lot of "BASS" guys are complete butt-holes.(But not all of us) I just hope when I post here that you guy's didnt think of me in that fashion. We are the MOST courteous boat out there all the time no matter where we are fishing. Just recently, me and my wife were fishing a tournament, and made a long run to get to this spot that I knew would produce fish for us, problem is, I know it's a small area, and we are def. taking a chance that somebody might be in it. Well sure enough when I got there there was 2 guy's fishing off shore and basically no more room. My wife knows, I could care less that we are in a tournament, the guy's on shore have just as much right to fish where I want to also,plus they were there first, and I highly respect that. Well as soon as we pulled in the two guy's just shot me a bad look, like here we go this bass guy, I turned to both of them and said, listen, I'm not that guy, you guy's were here first, I'm not gonna get in your way, me and my wife will sit just outside of the spot and fish there. Well the guy's were together, and the one guy turns to us and says, we really appreciate how you didnt push your way in like you own the water like most guy's. This is a true story, they both reeled up there lines, and said, were gonna take a break and eat lunch, you and your wife have at it, we know your fishing a tournament, so do what you have to do. Me and the wife fished it until they were all done, once they were done we picked up, and thanked them and headed to our next spot. And yes, it paid off for both of us, we both caught good fish. Sorry, I just wanted to share that with you guy's cause I just dont want you to think of me as "THAT" b******* guy.