There's a lot of fish being caught today on Guntersville.  Wall has started catching them on a glide bait late in the day.  You're not suppose to do that on Guntersville.  This is going to be a good tournament.  

How do you watch this event, I'm a BASS guy so I'm not familar with the format.   

You had me at Glide bait and Guntersville ? 

1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

How do you watch this event, I'm a BASS guy so I'm not familar with the format.   

https://majorleaguefishing.com/circuits/bass-pro-tour/
 

The live video will start at 7:30AM CT

 

You can watch the replay of today’s action here.  It’s the second video.  Watch the last 45 minutes of period 3.

 

https://majorleaguefishing.com/bass-pro-tour/highlights-stage-four-qualifying-day-1-group-a-3/

Dude just catches a 3+ that is bleeding like a stuck pig, gets the full weight of the fish.

 

Another dude drops a fish from a foot high onto carpet deck and gets a weight penalty.

 

MLF has some silly rules.   You can't control a slippery Bass sometimes anymore than you can control where the hook gets a fish.   

 

 

5 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Dude just catches a 3+ that is bleeding like a stuck pig, gets the full weight of the fish.

 

Another dude drops a fish from a foot high onto carpet deck and gets a weight penalty.

 

MLF has some silly rules.   You can't control a slippery Bass sometimes anymore than you can control where the hook gets a fish.   

 

 

One thing about MLF, they read internet comments and adjust rules based on them. Their rules are a response to internet comments such as “tired of seeing bass bounce off carpet and being stuffed in live wells” and possibly a BR original “dinkfest” caused them to up the minimum weight. 

17 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Another dude drops a fish from a foot high onto carpet deck and gets a weight penalty.

Dropping a fish is not a weight penalty.  They send you to time out.

1 minute ago, Tennessee Boy said:

Dropping a fish is not a weight penalty.  They send you to time out.

What a stupid rule, just saw it again.   

 

Meanwhile ole gill hooked fish is saying "what about me" 

1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

What a stupid rule, just saw it again.   

 

Meanwhile ole gill hooked fish is saying "what about me" 

What would you propose?

 

I am a huge fan of catch, weigh, release.  An elite pro would also just toss the bleeder back.  And it may well live....Unless it was six pounds, and then it goes in the live well, because you can weigh a dead fish...you just give back a few ounces.

 

Other than possibly making sure the release isn't a floater for five or ten minutes,  I'm not sure what they should do.

 

2 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

What would you propose?

 

I am a huge fan of catch, weigh, release.  An elite pro would also just toss the bleeder back.  And it may well live....Unless it was six pounds, and then it goes in the live well, because you can weigh a dead fish...you just give back a few ounces.

 

Other than possibly making sure the release isn't a floater for five or ten minutes,  I'm not sure what they should do.

 

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Bawhahahaha.......if we blended the Professional Eating tour with the MLF or BASS, you'd be the GOAT ?

7 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

What would you propose?

 

I am a huge fan of catch, weigh, release.  An elite pro would also just toss the bleeder back.  And it may well live....Unless it was six pounds, and then it goes in the live well, because you can weigh a dead fish...you just give back a few ounces.

 

Other than possibly making sure the release isn't a floater for five or ten minutes,  I'm not sure what they should do.

 

My problem is with the "fish handling" rule, it's nothing but optics.  

 

Within 5mins of viewership one observes two guys get timeouts for dropping a fish on carpet, and then we watch a bleeder get released with no penalty.  

 

I think both should have no penalties, the angler can't really control either.   Having a fish pop the hook right when you lift it up, having a fish squirm out of your hand when you are holding it behind the gills as to not get hooked, etc.

 

To be honest the MLF seems way over complicated, but I've only watched bits and pieces.  

 

 

13 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

I think both should have no penalties, the angler can't really control either.   Having a fish pop the hook right when you lift it up, having a fish squirm out of your hand when you are holding it behind the gills as to not get hooked, etc.

It keeps guys from boat flipping them onto the carpet.  That rule is easy to enforce.   I don’t know how you would enforce the bleeder rule.  How much blood must be visible?  Maybe they just need a fleet of ambulance boats to treat any injured fish.  ?

I like the format. Catch, weight, release. I am not a huge fan of the fish landing violation but it is what it is. 

 

Already had a jerk bait treble in the hand this morning trying not to drop the fish...

Poche is fishing in today’s group.  Anyone know if he’s jumped any causeways?  ?

LOLOLOL, that was epic, some local dude in a aluminum Triton just hammered a 7.2 in front of the pro/cam...biggest fish of the day I think ??

A lot of fish being caught in a lot of different ways but not many big fish.

39 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

A lot of fish being caught in a lot of different ways but not many big fish.

Well one guy found them, 30lb bag right now.    

1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Well one guy found them, 30lb bag right now.    

Yeah, 30 pounds in 17 minutes.  That’s incredible and he had a 6–06 spotted bass according to the Scoretracker.  I’m wondering if that was entered by mistake.
 

I’m going to drive myself crazy trying to figure out where this is on Guntersville.

Wheeler's doing work. Already has 25 + with two 6ers in the mix.

 

1st

Jacob Wheeler

25 - 06 (5)

6 - 06

6 - 00

4 - 10

4 - 09

3 - 13

13 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Wheeler's doing work. Already has 25 + with two 6ers in the mix.

 

1st

Jacob Wheeler

25 - 06 (5)

6 - 06

6 - 00

4 - 10

4 - 09

3 - 13

Just got another 6.8

 

Not a huge fan of the MLF format, but I do enjoy watching big Spots and LGMs being caught ?

Just now, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Just got another 6.8

Crazy!

Three 6's is a good day.

When you don't even realize it's raining ~ Hard. 

I love the format and am a big Wheeler Fan Boy.

Be interested to find out what that bait is at Icast.

A-Jay

 

I bet his new bait is something like Milliken's Hover Juggle 

3 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Not a huge fan of the MLF format

I'd be fine if all leagues did C, W,&R like BASS had to do in Texas last year. They allowed one big fish at the podium, I think? Had to be 8lbs or something?

5 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Three 6's is a good day.

I'd need a difribulator.

JW with a 5er.

And the floater flopping around on the surface behind Wall's rig is bad optics.

A-Jay