rich in socal

thanks for the great responses & warm welcome guys. this is very helpful as i am trying to see if there would be anyway a (bad guy in film) would be able to actually cheat during a tournament. the idea is a bit of a suspense/thriller. anyone w/ any further input would be more than welcome tia fwiw: i have found all my old fishing gear from ages ago & most of my plastics & spinnerbaits are in great shape... amazing!. even some of the plugs i looked @ scarred from hits remind me of past trips to our san diego lakes. gotta' love it. are boron rods still used? not seeing too many? i loved 'em esp. for wormin'. five fenwick boron x rods & my old ambassador royal reels. tunin' all up & getting ready to go out. d**n my thumb is rusty. :cheers:

thanks guys. askin' away ---> here are a few Q's: (sorry some may seem very lame & my terms way be wack... sorry pls bear w/ me). 1) are there any big money tourneys where anglers fish alone for part of the day? seems i remember old shots of guys like Ricky Clunn fishin' solo in the Classic back in the 80's & 90's , etc... wanted to know if that is still the case b/c i notice on most clips from this years Classic w/ camera guys riding along w/ alot of the anglers. (is this for part of the day?). 2) is there any regular drug testing? i know rules state no alcohol/mind altering substances on the lake, etc... but i was curious if pee testing ever comes in to play? 3) are there any known terms for old school guys & the newer generation of anglers? any negative terms used by either? 4) can cellphones be used out on the lake (during a tourney) IF for personal family reasons? (i.e.: wife calls b/c the baby's choking, etc.). 5) morning of tounaments, is there ever a starter's pistol? do the boats always leave the marina in "flights/heats"? Do they every leave all together @ once? that's all for now.... more sure to come. again THANK YOU for all feedback.

hey guys ~ (1st post) ... bear w/ me. nice forum here. fwiw: i had a childhood where i bass fished everyday & was pouring worms & tying my own jigs by highschool. non-boating @ tourneys. loving it. it was an old passion i wish to rekindle. somehow i got caught up in a non-fishing career after college & presently find myself in between jobs writing a bass fishing script for a feature film idea i have. was curious if i could ask a few questions here??? tia feedback... lemme' know if i can ask away? rich