re: BassMaster Opens Red River Shreveport

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So... someone would pay a guide to put them on fish to win a tournament.

Wow.... just wow.....

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A lot of the pro fishermen use guides. I have been guiding on Lake Lanier since 1997 full time. I guide about 200-230 days per year. I have also fished some major tournaments on the lake as well as other lakes. I have been around

I have guided tons of pro fishermen on Lake Lanier and Lake Hartwell for tournaments. its something that has always been done and will always be done. its somewhat of a "unspoken" deal but it happens. Believe me.

But , the idea that a tournament trail would not want a guide to fish in a event when there is no rule against it is absurd. Trust me on this. Its either allowed or it isn't. And in the BASS Open format, it is allowed and happens in almost every single event fished.

For pro fishermen, guides can shorten the learning curve on a difficult lake. think of it like a pro golfer using a coach. For the most part, guides are not better fishermen than the Pros, they just tend to know more about the lakes they guide on which shortens the learning curve and helps make the practice period more efficient.