One of the things I did not like about it was the chance that the same fish could have been part of the same bag more than once.

Not that it is about deal but just the chance of it, I don't like.

One of the things I did not like about it was the chance that the same fish could have been part of the same bag more than once.

Not that it is about deal but just the chance of it, I don't like.

What about doing this style tournament and require that anglers have every catch and release recorded(like on a go pro) and the winners have their film reviewed to confirm their results? I know it would take a long time to confirm all of the film but it is an idea?

guys bitch about a $30 membership fee now, you think all will drop $300-400 to buy a camera to fish a trail? What if it malfunctions or what if you get a fish out of its view? You just turn back your catch and say oh well? Imagine someone sitting through 2000hrs of footage just to score a Bass Champs event. Who is gonna pay someone for their time. Do you just hand over your memory card or camera at the end of the day until its reviewed? Way too many logistics to work.

I agree that the way it is now that would be difficult to confirm that way. What about simply poly graphing the people who are in the money? I don't agree with a random testing in this case though. I think if a tournament is going strictly by a fisherman's word(which is about the most unreliable thing known to man) then everyone in the money should be polygraphed. I know that many small clubs don't have someone trained to read a polygraph, but this is another possibility to be able to do this format. The only other thing I can think of is if every team had a volunteer to be a Marshall, and the Marshall's were randomly assigned to teams so as to not have the Marshall be assigned to the team that brought them( causing people to doubt their word). As with the other 2 ideas, this is a bit unrealistic expecting everyone to be able to find someone willing to sit in a boat all day with a stranger for free. All 3 of these ideas seem unrealistic, but the only 3 possibilities I see for being able to have a tournament in this format and not have speculation of cheating is
1. Every catch on camera
2. Polygraphs
3. Marshals

I don't see any other way you could do it

I like the old ways, gentlemen's agreement and a random polygraph 2nd through 5th.

Good point and even more relevant during the spawn. I like most things about the format but I am just looking at it realistically.

You just nailed why it will not catch on unless its mandated by the state.

If you are going to sign an entry, cheat, and end up in the top 5 expect to be polygraphed! Cheap and efficient.

I agree but I say don't make it random. Everyone in the money gets poly graphed every time. I think all tournaments should be that way