|
|
Member
Posts: 1406
| Mark,
You hit on a good point. Why is there not one or 2 anglers consistantly on the top? It seems to be the schedules that are made up in early winter are done so for many reasons including gaining new blood and those local anglers always seem to have an advantage. Is this right or wrong?
Wouldn't a true "amature" circuit highlight these few key individuals. Although to be a true amature circuit you would need to prevent the "big dogs" from participating!
Is what the FLW doing working? One of their circuits was supposed to be for the "weekend warrior" are those guys getting the sponsors and noteriety they deserve? Can AIM incorporate something like this in their business model? Maybe make it better than the FLW or partner with some already in existance?
Just thoughts.............
Good Luck
Tyee |
|
| |
|
Member
Posts: 3899
| There are several anglers out there consistantly at the top. Skarlis, Parsons, Keenan, Przekurat, Gofron, Kemos, etc. I would take those 6 against the field just about any tournament, and I bet I do quite well.
And I'm not so sure about the locals having an advantage. When you assemble the field with the top 50 in the game, they usually figure it out, and the local's advantage is minimized by the time the prefish is over and the tourney starts.
I don't think you need to prevent the big dogs from entering the amatuer tourneys. I wanted to fish against good anglers, and didn't have a problem when Neu, Przekurat, Olson, or other Pro's were in the mix. I think us Ams did quite well against them last year. |
|
| |
|
Location: Rhinelander | I'm editing the AIM Interview Video as I type this, look for it later tonight. |
|
| |
|
Member
Posts: 1040
Location: Stevens Point, WI | sworrall - 12/10/2008 3:23 PM
I'm editing the AIM Interview Video as I type this, look for it later tonight.
That's excellent! I absolutely can't wait to hear this. |
|
| |
|
Location: Rhinelander | Kavajecz On AIM to date:
http://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/watch.asp?id=1289 |
|
| |
|
Member
Posts: 1040
Location: Stevens Point, WI | Excellent interview! Thanks for the details Keith. |
|
| |
|
Member
Posts: 1382
| Good interview, answers a lot of questions out there.
I'm positive you will hear a ton more information in the coming weeks as contracts are finalized and their website begins its launch - from what I know there are many people working extremely hard on AIM.
I have been hearing alot of misinformation out there regarding CRR, I don't think the average walleye guy realizes that this system has been used very successfully in muskie circuits for years - it's not new or untested. Going to that type of system creates opportunity where previously there was none, from both a fishing and an entertainment perspective.
As fans we've been trained to equate tournament fishing with pulling a live (and oftentimes dead) fish out of a basket on a stage, when the real tournament is going on in the boat. Technology is quickly bringing us to place in time where we don't have to settle for that any more. |
|
| |
|
Member
Posts: 1382
| Some examples of CRR in a muskie tournament
Attachments
----------------
 60m.jpg (69KB - 122 downloads)
41m.jpg (89KB - 138 downloads)
|
|
| |
|
Member
Posts: 538
| Excellent interview with Keith. It answered most of my questions.
The co anglers get a chance to fish with good guys for two days for 125/day.
I would say that a very affordable. The co anglers are on board to learn and help the pro and perhaps something will develop that will allow the co to get credit/award for big fish or some category.
Regarding the co anglers fishing hard and hoping to make the finals: it is a great dream but the reality is much more in the luck of your draw that in your personal abilities. A friend of mine won a boat at the Cass Lake PWT last year. His 3 boaters did not make the top 20 but he ended up with the aggregate weight to put him in a new Lund. Yes, he is a good angler, but the luck of hitting the right weight in the right days was totally random. You can be out in the boat with the best anglers in the league and still get zeroed on any given day.
Not being in the hunt by virtue of your total weight is no less of a chance of of fishing in the final ten than a random drawing as AIM is suggesting.
Take care,
Jim O
Edited by Jim Ordway 12/11/2008 3:13 PM
|
|
| |
|
| I just watched the video with Keith explaning the new AIM format and I think its a GREAT ! GREAT ! GREAT ! Idea,can't wait to see it all unfold.
Thanks AIM,
I support you 100% !
TIMM |
|
| |
|
Location: Rhinelander | Watch for alot more after the 1st of the year. |
|
| |
