Well to start with I' ve been a member of B.A.S.S since 1975,and fished with a club for 10 years.I don' t fish tournaments anymore,but I bass fish all the time when the weather' s decent..I have two complaints with bass tournaments,1 fishing for spawning bass and taking them off their beds to the weigh in usually miles away..2 Hauling a livewell full of bass around all day in hot weather...Some bass tournaments have gone to " paper tournaments" they use a " golden rule" to measure the fish then release it on the spot , thats really the best way .Taking spawning bass off their beds to weigh in' s is a shame,just think of all the bass their killing..