Yes, competitive tournament fishing is more than 50 percent skill.
Physical skills to stay on the water 8-10 hours in all conditions for 4-7 days straight.
Mental skills to know about the lake, it's features, finding quality fish and then re-finding them if necessary during the event.
Mental skills to accurately choose the right lures, rod and line to be successful
Mental skills to successfully operate a watercraft and know water laws, use a trolling motor to stay in an area without spooking the fish, operate high-tech sonar-GPS systems, and possibly troubleshoot problems with the outboard, trolling motor or boat (and then physically repair them)
Mental skills to process all the data during a practice or tournament day, and then analyze it at night to be able to repeat it and adjust if necessary for multiple days.
Bingo ... drop in a quarter, punch a button and wet your pants if you win some tokens. That's all luck because a monkey can be taught the physical "skills" necessary to do that.
There is no comparison whatsoever.
