I live in the heart of most tournaments and see your point.  But you were comparing opens to WBT and I know that there are a lot of guys that fish the Southern Open that live up North.  Same with Central Open a lot of those guys come from way off.  I'm not trying to argue with you or trying to prove you wrong.  I respect these women for jumping out there and taking the plunge.  I'm all for it cause my girlfriend sees these women doing what I do and now she doesn't think I'm so stupid for waking up at 4 in the morning.  I guess since her gender does what i do.  So now I get to fish a lot more without getting an earful.  Except sometimes i have to take hear and it ends up like that Evinrude commercial. 21 million words.  Now I just need to get her in to hunting.  

I don't understand why we would want to grow the sport. That just means fewer bass for the rest of us right?

Relax, I'm kidding  

This talk is nonsense.  If you make it to The Classic you make it to The Classic, period.  One venue to THE SHOW is not better than the other.  Some guys don't have the means to fish the Elites they're only option is the Federation, The Weekend Series or The Opens, that doesn't mean there isn't a guy in those series' that could smoke someone in the Elites.  The WBT is the best option for a woman to make it and that's what she did.  Also, let's not forget the WBT is for PRO fisher-women, not amateurs.

I just hope that if she doesn't win, people don't say it's because she's a woman.  How many Classics has Aaron Martens fished and not won!!

I feel bad for the guys she finished in front of...they will recieve a life time of torment. ;D

How many Classics has Aaron Martens fished and not won!!

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