Rpratt Posted June 25, 2020 Posted June 25, 2020 Has anyone else noticed that Greg Hackney, Jason Christie and a few others are fishing BASS Opens and not the FLW Super tournaments? Possible precurser to going back? Anyone hear any rumors or info? I am pretty sure that Hackney could go back after paying the opt out contract fee since he was angler of the year. 1 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted June 25, 2020 Global Moderator Posted June 25, 2020 I think there were around 20-30 BPT guys who aren’t fishing the FLW. 1 Quote
GReb Posted June 25, 2020 Posted June 25, 2020 Who knows but the event was in Cristies backyard. Why not fish it Quote
BassNJake Posted June 25, 2020 Posted June 25, 2020 I believe both Hackney and Christie both committed to fishing the opens at the beginning of the season. This FLW super tourney thing came about later. Also how big is Jason's backyard? OK and TN are not exactly neighbors. Good event so far too, just watched Jacob Wheeler land a 9.9 1 Quote
BoatSquirrel Posted June 25, 2020 Posted June 25, 2020 I think theres a fairly significant group of anglers who would walk out of MLF tomorrow if not for that $50K buyout. Lots of factors in play for 2021. Going to be interesting! Quote
nmatthes Posted June 25, 2020 Posted June 25, 2020 Correct me if I am wrong but aren't they fishing the opens to try and qualify for the classic? The FLW super tournament was added later in the year and would provide them no benefits other than a slightly larger check than the opens. The opens on the other hand would provide a check and qualification to the classic. Could be completely off base but this was my rationale. 2 Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted June 26, 2020 Super User Posted June 26, 2020 Christie has been adamant about wanting to get back to the Classic. That said, I do believe we will see several guys try to get back to the Elites when they get a chance, no idea about Christie or Hackney in particular though. Quote
Hawkeye21 Posted June 26, 2020 Posted June 26, 2020 With the lack of fishing while everything was shutdown I have a feeling a lot of these guys want to fish as many tourneys as they can now. That was a long time to go without any major tourneys. Quote
redux Posted July 10, 2020 Posted July 10, 2020 Pending angler votes BPT could be going to entry fees in 2021...I imagine there is going to be some movement in the field if fees go into effect. Quote
Super User NorcalBassin Posted July 10, 2020 Super User Posted July 10, 2020 Be nice to see some of the bigger names switch back over to balance things out. Anglers and fans win with them being competitive with each other. 1 Quote
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