Not concerned at all I have helped BASS at a few of their weigh ins they have top of the line release boats that they use. they know how to take care of the fish.

Hope that boat floats well on 40 miles of I35W

Its a solid way to twist it. The best possible scenario (while keeping a 5 fish live well scenario like BASS has always done besides fork) is to have weigh in at Ray Roberts. Isle Du Bois state park is pretty large. Instead they are hauling them an 1.5 to Ft Worth, 1 hour weigh in and then hauling them an hour back (traffic probably wont be as bad on the way back). Why are they doing this? They are worried it will hurt their attendance at the expo if people don't see fish. The lack of attendance at the expo was also the reason the first date was cancelled. It's about money. Just thankful the water temps are below average this year with the rain.

Not twisting anything but if a guy is gonna bitch that anything other than the TTBC is not caring for the resource then I would think that guy would not want to do anything himself to hurt the resource especially not fish a non TTBC format event. Of course its about the money. I think the general reason anyone hosts or fishes a tournament is in the hopes of getting some money. We all use the same resources when we fish tournaments and to call out one trail for not having a catch, weigh, release format but still fish events that do not is hypocritical.
I keep hearing people say the catch, weigh, release format is gonna take over but yet 10 years into that format and you will struggle to find a local or regional trail that has it. The very few groups that do are all bass clubs with very few exceptions. If it was gonna take over it would have happened in 10 years.

Im not a fan of that format to be honest. I do enjoy watching the event on Fork but obviously its their only option. I understand your comment more now.

I respect your points as well about being concerned for your home lake. Nothing wrong with that. If we all agreed it would be a boring world.

Got to remember the contestants have the right to keep , clean and eat them if they choose to .

If any die it will be because they were hooked too deep and/or angler did the best they could to keep them alive.

Only issues I see is that the water temps will be quite a bit warmer than past Classics.

Keeping fish alive all day in June on Roberts is tough... I’m no “fish care expert” but I have to wonder how many people on this thread have had a multiple 17-25 lb limits in mid June on Roberts that they had to keep alive. So many beat up post spawn fish and another small wave hitting the bank this week with the moon that it’s going to take some work on the anglers part. Putting my faith in TPWD to be right there on point with this making sure it’s done right. And if it goes bad, maybe they’ll start stocking the lake again.

It really doesn't matter how good BASS is at fish care after the fact some big fish will have been in the livewell 8-9hrs before BASS even touches them. You'd think something as simple as pure oxygen systems provided for the contestants would be considered. 100k rigs, thousands in tackle, etc and a simple $250 oxygen system could ensure quality livewell care.

Brent we should just have a fish fry and fillet them all up. I’ll bring the fryer.

Hippie alert. Those evil capitalists and their desire for money.

I’ve lost some fish in tournaments did not stop be from fishing. Guess it’s all about the money for me too. Barret have you ever lost a fish?

Not so sure the contestants are allowed to keep fish..

But I don't care as long as they aren't dumping dead or fixin' to be dead fish back in the lake..

Gives us all a black eye..