Here's what your lookin for.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1172356041

Go to the tournament section the a nice discussion going on

Cig beat me    

According to Trip, it wasn't just Howell's safety that was taken into consideration. The fans were there and camera boats. All he had to do was idle through for a short distance. It's really unfortunate because he would be in 12th place to start today.

Falcon

Just because he was waived through does not mean he could go fast and place the others in jeaporady.

I saw him blast through the area at almost full throttle which is wrong.

I applaud the tournament director for DQing him.

When Ike went bonkers last year his actions did not place people and assets in peril.

I think what Gerald did was far more dangerous than what Ike did last year.

Now, as I have asked this question on another thread...will Gerald lose his sponsors like Ike?

Will Ranger pull the plug on any endorsements for Gerald like they did for Ike?

What goes around comes around!

And on a positive note, KVD is amazing.  Just amazing.  I can't wait to read the articles on how he fished Lay Lake. Kevin is simply outstanding.

And remember, he was DQed in a tournament, too, but never lost any sponsors.

Will Ranger pull the plug on any endorsements for Gerald like they did for Ike?

I believe Gerald Swindle has a Triton during the Elite Series.

Unless something has changed this year, G. Swin is a Triton guy and

has been for some time.

He did something pretty stupid but I still think he is a heck of nice guy

and a great angler.

JT Bagwell

Question, the coverage after that swindle stunt showed a observer in the boat with Swindle as he passed Randy Howell, what happen to that guy when Swindle started fishing after that incident?  Where do those observers go, do the anglers put them in the rod locker box or what?

He might have got into a camera boat.

JT Bagwell

Strange, so everytime they stop, the have to jump in to another boat.  That must be a little time consuming.

I was just guessing, I wasn't there so I really don't know.

Hell, maybe he got out to take a leak.

JT Bagwell

He probley wanted out of the boat after that ride!!!!!