That makes zero sense, people obviously connected the two events and wondered what BASS would do. He knew the rule but was told it would be reviewed later.
Since the decision has been made that he won't be allowed to fish, he doesn't seem too upset. He said the only thing was that BASS wasn't even sure they would be going there when it was brought up at the beginning of the year. Said he will know which ones to skip now.
"I did bring it up at the beginning, but they (B.A.S.S.) weren't sure either. They said they'd look at it when it got closer, but it was never set in stone what it was going to be. At that time, nobody knew if we were even going to end up going (to New York)."
"I'm sure there's going to be some that overlap, but I'll just be wiser about the ones I skip. I just want to be sure up front without any 'maybes.' If everything's good, I'm okay with skipping certain events."