Matt Herren Disqualified and Retires

[F14A-B]

4 minutes ago, JHoss said:

It's a weird place right now. I think they're having a hard time getting the letter of the law to match the spirit of the law. There needs to be something to prevent folks from buying info, but these situations seem to have gone too far. I thought the rule stated that you couldn't "solicit" info, which it doesn't sound like either of these guys did. Completely unfair to punish a competitor who didn't plug his ears fast enough when someone else started talking about stuff they shouldn't.

They fined him too?!?

Yes

[fishballer06]

Martin had over 60% ownership in his bucket for Fantasy Fishing. Unreal. 

[Tennessee Boy]

It’s ironic that Scott Martin wouldn’t even be here if pro anglers didn’t seek information before a tournament.  His father met his mother at a local tournament weight in when his dad and Bill Dance were watching the weightin before a BASS tournament.  I guess it was legal then. 😀

[Texas Flood]

28 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

Martin had over 60% ownership in his bucket for Fantasy Fishing. Unreal. 

And that's the real victim in all of this

[fishballer06]

5 minutes ago, Texas Flood said:

And that's the real victim in all of this

It truly is... Scott was my only chance of catching @lmoore

[Logan S]

The need to just scrap the rule and instead completely wipe the data from all electronics the night before the tournament begins.  Let the inferior anglers beg for local spots as much as they want, the exact waypoints and trails would get wiped before they can compete.  It's still far from perfect, but it seems that the current version of the rule only seems to catch guys who get unlucky with coincidental or otherwise minor things ...And the (presumed) guys who are actually "gaining advantages" are avoiding punishment.

 

It's a shame that a guy has to rudely cut off other fisherman at a boat ramp or gas station who are just excited to talk fishing with a pro and don't know the rules.

[scaleface]

11 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

It truly is... Scott was my only chance of catching @lmoore

Maybe lmoore wont know  and keep Scott on his roster. I have my fingers crossed.

[JHoss]

Scott just released a statement on his Instagram. Dude's as professional as they come. Sounds like the incident in question happened 3 weeks ago, so wouldn't have been real helpful for the derby by the time it rolls around anyway. 

 

Funny how it's all vets getting caught up in this and not the young kids everyone hated on last year. Makes you wonder if they're as bad as folks say or just better at circumventing the no info rule. 

[F14A-B]

Scott Martin knows that water better than anyone on that lake besides his father. That information was meaningless… likely a simple discussion, pretty sure Scott Martin knows how to go find and catch a big sack of LMB.. even without electronics. 

[fishballer06]

43 minutes ago, JHoss said:

Scott just released a statement on his Instagram. Dude's as professional as they come. Sounds like the incident in question happened 3 weeks ago, so wouldn't have been real helpful for the derby by the time it rolls around anyway. 

 

So much grey area in this rule. Scott literally lives on the water at Okeechobee. He can literally walk out his front door and see things like "water clarity" or "fish activity". 

 

Not defending Scott here. There are numerous elite anglers who also live on lakes they compete on. 

[lmoore]

1 hour ago, scaleface said:

Maybe lmoore wont know  and keep Scott on his roster. I have my fingers crossed.

I was begging for a chance to pick Cook there anyways 😁

 

Unfortunate reason though, always enjoyed Scott Martin since way back when he first had the Scott Martin Challenge on the Outdoor Channel.

[bowhunter63]

I remember growing up and being a kid and mom watching soap operas. These bass tourneys are just as crazy as that stuff was. Need somebody like Ray Scott running the show.