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 One less bassmaster angler
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04/06/21 02:22 PM
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Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,370
Lone_Wolf
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Really sounds of money issues, this was all too common in the past. One of the reasons the BPT was formed was to protect anglers that made it to the top a little more from having to bow out after a rough start. https://www.bassmaster.com/news/carriere-miss-remainder-season
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
#13949221
04/06/21 02:29 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 5,289
Dubee
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Doesn't sound anything like money issues to me
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
#13949229
04/06/21 02:30 PM
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,028
SC-001
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 look at his finishes
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Dubee]
#13949394
04/06/21 03:57 PM
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 11,008
BigDozer66
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Doesn't sound anything like money issues to me I have no inside info like some might but I agree with you that it doesn't sound like money issues specifically.  Prayers sent for him and his family on whatever the issue might be! 
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
#13949402
04/06/21 04:00 PM
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Joined: May 2009
Posts: 8,724
Barrett
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115K over 5 years gotta be tough.
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Barrett]
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04/06/21 04:19 PM
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 24,817
outfishdya
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115K over 5 years gotta be tough. Wonder if he still qualifies for the Bass Pro "Open"
Woke up this morning
Got yourself a gun....
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: SC-001]
#13949451
04/06/21 04:32 PM
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Sinkey
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look at his finishes Same thing I thought.
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Barrett]
#13949463
04/06/21 04:39 PM
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Joined: Dec 2020
Posts: 1,802
bockscar
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115K over 5 years gotta be tough. When i see what 90-98% of what kinda income the "pros" get......i realize how much some people just love tournament fishing regardless of the costs. I barely been bass fishing under 10 years...but when I started i wanted to go pro!!!!............cuz I thought it was like golf and all other major sports!!! Bass tournaments are essentially poker tournaments....almost literally the more you break things down side by side! LOL im serious....think about it 🤔
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
#13949465
04/06/21 04:40 PM
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Joined: Dec 2020
Posts: 1,802
bockscar
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Trip Wheldon/BASS/the organizations are the rake 
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
#13949486
04/06/21 04:52 PM
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Douglas J
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There must be some good sponsorship dollars out there for a lot of the unknowns.
How the heck do you average $25K a year and stay afloat? Not just to pay expenses, but to live life and support a family?
#MFGA
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Douglas J]
#13949490
04/06/21 04:55 PM
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Bad93ex
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There must be some good sponsorship dollars out there for a lot of the unknowns.
How the heck do you average $25K a year and stay afloat? Not just to pay expenses, but to live life and support a family? The money isn't in tournament winnings.
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
#13949503
04/06/21 05:00 PM
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Posts: 3,683
Bruce Allen
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I was his judge the first day in 2018 at Travis and though he struggled he did catch one fish that got him on the stage at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic Tournament. His whole family was with him to root him on.
I believe he said that he guided both fresh and saltwater when not tournament fishing.
I wish him well on coming back to the sport.
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Bruce Allen]
#13949579
04/06/21 05:59 PM
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bockscar
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I was his judge the first day in 2018 at Travis and though he struggled he did catch one fish that got him on the stage at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic Tournament. His whole family was with him to root him on.
I believe he said that he guided both fresh and saltwater when not tournament fishing.
I wish him well on coming back to the sport. Now that would be the life imo! Sure youre not gonna be the richest man in the world....but hell. Living around/at a lake, staying booked up, being able to choose when you work, entering the local and bigger derbs when they come to town and likely cash a check in them, while having all the time you want/choose to dedicate to your family......sounds like a pretty sweet gig/life 🤷♂️
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Barrett]
#13949601
04/06/21 06:08 PM
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WAWI
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115K over 5 years gotta be tough. that's an average year for Barrett on ray bob
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Re: One less bassmaster angler
[Re: Dubee]
#13949663
04/06/21 06:43 PM
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Posts: 23,375
SteezMacQueen
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Doesn't sound anything like money issues to me Me neither. Sounds like family is more important than fishing for him at this time.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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