2013 Mississippi Billfish Classic Rule Change Crontroversy

That is pretty crappy

I think my BIL caught the largest Blue Marlin of the tournament and won top angler award. He didn't make a big deal about it, I think he (team maybe) won a trout tournament the following weekend. I saw some pictures of Marlin on side of the boat, and the 6 lber he was holding while wading.

I'll reserve judgement until I hear from Capt. ST on the matter.

went to the final day weight ins. was a pretty good time.

What's a Calcutta?

the tourney director handled it like a little bitch, but i get why there's no one betting on wahoo; it's a side prize.

it's like having a bass tourney and having a side prize for goo. if someone knows how to catch big goo and they go after them specifically it sucks the fun out of that aspect of the tourney, because it is by nature supposed to be a bass tourney, and hey, if you catch a big goo while fishing, bring it to the dock and maybe you win a side prize. i don't see any "sportsmanlike" issues with the tournament changing their rules to make the tourney truly a billfish tourney with side-pots by forcing everyone to enter a billfish category.

that being said, the dude was 100% within the rules and the tourney handled it very unprofessionally. if they don't want people coming in and targeting the wahoo (or mahi, or tuna) specifically, then they need to change the rules, but not the damned day before the tourney. and certainly not targeting specific dudes who happen to be whipping everyone's arse every year.

JJ is good people and they screwed him because they were scared of him.

Just because someone is excellent at a certain species doesn't mean it should be disallowed due to limited participation. Calcuttas are based on how many pay into it.

Fact is, the dude knows how to catch fish and they were scared of him raking up

Big boat guys pissed us go fast pussy boats with downriggers are kicking their asses king fishing for wahoo. Man talk about grabbing their football and taking it home. They have to keep getting away from competition by going longer because they cant catch next to anybody with skills. Money or Daddy's money doesn't buy fishing skills. Glad they are admitting they can only win by legislating it!

JJ is fishing with Neal Foster who finishes in the top in points in Ska pro tour annually. Had a sponsor call and ask what it would take to go out and kill a bill, just to shut those rich vaginas up.

JJ is a grouper guy, the guy Neal he has on boat with him is putting him on the hoo. They've been withholding their money from wahoo, when they switch to mahi or tuna then what? Hey, they're embarrassed when they think they are in first with a 20lb snake and JJ and crew drops a 90lber on dock and make them rich pricks look like a douche for killing a baby. If a CC guy comes in with a 95" bill they'd raise holy hell for them killing it.