Live bait doesn't guarantee you'll catch bass; nothing does

Trolling it outlawed in tournaments as well but trolling does not guarantee anything either

Most anglers do not understand how to effectively use either

You are right but I believe if live bait was allowed in tournaments more people would use them. I would like to see stats over the years if it was allowed. Even on this forum, when people say they used live bait to catch a big fish some people say that's cheating.

Even on this forum, when people say they used live bait to catch a big fish some people say that's cheating.

Most of us that use live bait don't care.

8-)

It's probably live bait, but I put plastic worm because the sport is to use artificial lures...

Many people have the erroneous idea that live bait produce every time you use them but many times live bait is the wrong choice. I have been Wild Shiner fishing in Florida and gotten skunked only to switch to artificial baits and catch.