Macspredshack

Yes Gary, a quality product indeed! That I suspect is the reason for their early demise. They were a tad expensive in relation to other manufactures, and the public have decided the they are too expensive...effectively pricing themselves off the North American market. Too much like a Cadillac or a Rolls Royce for the average angler, price wise.

And will troll at low revs for ever without the slightest problem...even the bigger motors!

Xmas does not take as long to type...it's that simple

Could not agree more! Only thing I take issue with is the posting title. Happy holidays my arse! Should be Merry Xmas & a happy new year!!

Your own experiences would appear to lend creedence to my statement above re tournamants e.g. "Money incentives tend to corrupt" A sad fact of life I am afraid...

Like I said earlier...we will just have to agree to disagree. Each to their own. Money incentives tend to corrupt...consequently, tournaments serve to reward but a few...and the fishing (and fisheries) come in as but tools to line the pockets of those who exploit it!

And where the $$$$$ rules (like tournament fishing) we get what we get wether we want it or not!

Inventive spirit? Perhaps...but even without that their is enough interest in the sport to support innovation without Tournaments. I just can't even try and justify the manner in which so many 'competition' anglers treat their quarry. Speed, speed speed is all that matters and fish handling/careful unhooking etc is a joke! I just feel that all things considered, the mighty $$$$ is ALL that matters in the eyes of many competitors...and the fish come a very poor second in the grand scheme of things. A water starts fishing pretty good...word gets out...tournament circuit hammer it to death...then moves on to wherever else is doing well. On balance I honestly believe that angling in general would be better off without it. It will never happen of course...where greed and the exploiting of a resource is concerned to make money, all else suffers... Yes, everyday spent fishing IS a bonus...but it should not be driven primarily by financial gain to the detriment of the resource! I am afraid we will just have to agree to disagree on this one.

sooner we do away with tournaments...the sooner we can all enjoy better fishing...for the sheer joy of it...not the $. Bass will appreciate it too...