Funny you should go there. I fished a tourney at PK in 1984 I think that had a new Skeeter boat and trailer as 1st place. I won. After weigh in the guy putting on the tournament pulled me to the side and quietly told me that he messed up and didn�t put that the boat was based on 200 entry�s on the tournament flyer. I got 2k . I was really mad. I also worked in the biggest tackle shop and boat dealer in the state so I had a pretty good platform to talk from. After some thought I figured that the only thing I would accomplish would be to possibly ruin a mans business and I still wouldn�t have a boat. So I just sulked around for a few days and went on.
As far as this deal, yes it sucks but Gordon has told the guys he is working on it and will eventually get them taken care of. What has happened to giving the guy the benifit is the doubt? Gordon doesn�t have any type of reputation of ripping people off and he has been running Media for 20 years. The very few guys in the past that had a problem all got taken care of.
Gordon doesn�t want this to happen and from what I know of him he is not a liar. If his lawyer told him he had to wait that is case I�m am sure. I�ll bet just about anyone that hires a lawyer on something listens to him. Why else hire a lawyer. Don�t forget he got ripped off also.
I am a small business owner and I know a lot of other members are. Most of us would be lying if we said we never have gotten into a business situation that forced us to make someone hang on until we got a problem worked out. I am thankful that when that has happened to me my customers gave me the benifit of the doubt and bore with me as long as I stayed in touch. I can�t imagine one going into the internet or writing all of my other customers and bashing me before I could make good. If I said I would make good on the deal like Gordon has. It is easy for all of us to say � if it was my business I would have paid as soon as the guy called� but this is t happening to you guys so it is just talk. Give the guy a chance.
The internet is a powerful tool that can hurt a business or product. Like many other threads I read everyone on here is piling on in a matter that doesn�t have any effect on them. You aren�t helping the OP out any he is going to get paid either way. But you might run a guy that has had a 20 year business out by piling on. Again over 3000.00 that has zero effect on you. A guy that has been around longer than any Trail I can think of and hundreds of us have enjoyed the competition and his tournaments. I guess it makes some people proud that they might have the power via the keyboard to hurt someone.
Your right happy camper, I am a good old boy that always gives a guy the time to make his word good.
I know Gordon will make good on this and I hope the people that have enjoyed fishing his events in the past keep it up. He has always offered the weekend guy an affordable opportunity to fish competitively.
I�m out on this thread and I know Imwont change many minds but I hope for all your sake if you ever find yourself in these shoes you fare better than Gordon has. Peace out

Huckleberry, I do know Media is in other states. Have you ever met Gordon ? If your lawyer told you to stand pat would you disregard what he said. I will say this again. The piling on is a total embarassment. Again, most have never met or had dealings with him. You dont stay in business for over 20 years by not doing people right. This whole bashing Media and Gordon had given me a lot of insight to many individuals on this Forum. But once again I'm sure all of the TFF keyboard lawyers know more then real lawyers. Once again I'm sure all the TFF detectives know the real truth. And once again the TFF keyboard mind readers know the real truth also. Many on here with what they have posted have shown way less class then Gordon with there comments.

Why wouldn't Media Bass write a check asap to the Tourney Winner then deal with all of this BS themselves to recover money from the TD when this was first brought to his attention, before attorneys got involved??? I mean it's $2k, that's really not that much money to cause all this vs just covering it and handling everything himself, as Owner, to not shine this negative light on the organization....?

I think that�s the million dollar question on everyone�s mind. I�m sure Media has a valid reason for waiting just not sure the guys who are owed their money agree.