A I have said in another post:
I think he is somewhere in the middle. Not a standup guy like Abe Lincoln who walked miles to return a penny,lol. But not some ahole who was trying to buy a WR. This guy has been trying for years for these monsters. In his present state, which he was probably in near hysteria, he wanted that bass so bad he could taste it. So what if he offered a grand to buy the guy out. Who had admittedly fished it all day and couldn't get it to bite. Who here hasn't bought or tipped someone to get preferred service?
As for what he was trying to or would have done is all speculation. Maybe he and the eventual WR holder should be given lie detector tests.