It's not just people thinking they know better than him how to run a company. He has had incidents and interactions with some people that made those people feel tge way they do about it.

A few are gathering their riches off MLF that all were promised, the rest are still scoping and hoping. The "olds" of MLF kind of ponzi schemed all the others they tricked into leaving BASS.

A core group of "angler/owners" have done pretty well and that is why they are cutting the field. They cut the field so they can still get their bottom line profits. It's a smart business move if you are in business to turn a profit.

Why else would you be in business other than to turn a profit?

I'm talking about Watson sticking his neck out and no one following... Normally it's the one guy who says this is what I'm gonna do and other back him up... That's exactly what BD and Klein did... And they got a bunch of the BASS guys to follow them... So if it's soooo bad why didn't others back Watson???... If your buddy and others are so down and out why didn't they follow Watson's lead and force BD into either suspending all of them or listening???... It was a heck of a lot easier for BD to kick one guy to the curb, not so easy when it's 10-15... They all laid down with BD, now they have to deal with the fleas... No sympathy from me... Dan

For sure, couldn't believe how bad the alcoholism is on tour

Yeah, FLW had nothing to do with that, FLW was small potatoes compared to the portfolio that guy had

Any job with lots of travel. Look at salesman- they spend every freaking night at the hotel bar, company picks up the tab but still…

Watson can afford to kickedout. others can't.

If 10-15 stood up and said they were leaving, that would take pressure off of Boyd, just less anglers to cut after the season. Like Watson always said these leagues are like crack, there is always someone in line waiting to pay money.

I've been doing a good bit of driving for work and listen mostly to fishing podcasts, it is quite evident most are not happy but several have come out and stated they are scared to comment. Watson didn't depend on fishing to put groceries on the table, most of these guys do depend on fishing and their sponsors. Its a lot easier to remain qualified for the top circuits than to start from the bottom and requalify.


Watson also brought up a question on Dunkin's latest podcast that I don't know the answer to. Everyone refers to Boyd as a great Business man. But is he great at running a business? Or did he make good investments into businesses run by other people?

This is more my line of thinking. I was a fan until the wild inconsistencies of rulings, sweeping this and that under the rug, punishing this person, but not that. The last straw, for me was Watson.

I think Jody does a great job on the articles, love the Top 10 baits & patterns, but I've just stopped following it all. Unfollowed all of their social media, unsubscribed from their emails, canceled our My OutdoorTV subscription, stuff like that.

I caught that part too & it makes you think

Anyone know what the sale price for FLW and it's assets were???... Is it safe to say BD put up most of the cash to purchase it???... If he didn't he was probably a main investor or the point man to get others to invest... Now put yourself in his shoes... Would you step back and let someone else guide the ship???... I'd say the majority would say "hell no" it's mine and it's either going to succeed or it's going down with me at the wheel... So saying BD should step aside is useless, fruitless and unrealistic... It is what it is, either adjust and swallow your pride or jump ship... Dan

Jim Wilburn is the money behind MLF

Mike mcclelland owns a share of MLF, look what he’s doing, trying to get back to the elites because…

A. He fishes 5 fish events better.
B. Bass is better than MLF

He is in 76th place in the opens so he isn’t fishing for 5 fish any better than he was fishing under the mlf format…

But he is still a MLF owner that was offered a spot to stay/return to the BPT but is choosing to fish another league.