Nate Wellman is a P*$$! and should've been BANNED FOR LIFE!!! The reason he was not is because his sponsors would bitch and at the last minute he claimed he was just kidding. His co-angler posted his story on several sites and stated that Wellman asked him more than once about paying for a fish. He went so far as to say his father carried several thousand dollars on him and would pay him at the ramp OR they could go out in the lake near dark and could make the payment then. That is NOT what a jokester says or does.

The guys a total TOOL and needs his candyazz beat! Besides, BASS and FLW both are nothing more than NASCAR/WWE on the water. What they've allowed pro bassing to become is REDICULOUS and it's no longer a gentlemans sport. It's like everything else now, especially in the outdoor industry... ALL ABOUT THE MONEY!!!

Wellman couldn't catch a cold in a blizzard. Just another embarrassment in what has become a joke of an industry. THIS kind of crap is what happens when you get 6 and 7 digit payouts for winning the largest bass tournaments. These kids today have NO clue about learning their craft, becoming men and acting like the true legends who went before them (Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Rick Clunn, Billy Westmorland etc...)

I hate to admit it, but I don't even hope my sons get involved in tournament angling with any hopes of doing it at the college level.
HL