First let me say, I'm no fan of professional fishing. I don't follow it, etc. So in no way am I defending them. However, if I knew a pro tournament was going on, I wouldn't even go fishing on that lake, much less be a jackhole and get in their way if I did. Not sure why y'all think it's cute to do that?? They know they don't own the water, but it's their JOB, it's how they make a living. Seriously, they may have travelled from 4 states away and don't know the whole lake, this is where they've been catching their fish every day, it's their "milk run".

I saw a clip one time of an FLW event where Mark Rose was leading the tournament, catching most of his fish off the same offshore hump. (most of those tournaments are won from a guy running the same spots each day) On the final day there was a local boat sitting right on his spot when he got there. He hung around for about an hour hoping the local would leave, but they didn't. Rose wound up finishing 2nd or 3rd in event, cost him the $125,000 check for 1st place AND knocked him out of AOY (which could be worth who knows what in endorsements). Yeah, that'a way to show him!!

Now, if we're just talking about local dudes in an amateur tournament, then I agree with y'all. Get lost, buddy!