Personally I don't have a problem with the commercial guys fishing the tournament. I've said it before that OTW sets the rules and you agree to abide by those rules when you join the Tourney. So no complaining, you knew when you went in what was involved.
Do the commercial guys have an advantage, yes. I'm not saying its huge but it is there and I mentioned a scenario where it could come into play. Granted it probably doesn't happen often but it can happen and it is an advantage. And, again, personally I don't care, I know its there and when I sign up I'm saying I'm OK with it.
as far as only losing a couple of pounds because its only a slight upgrade, I gotta respectfully disagree with that....the 2006 Cup winners won the tourney by 2.24 lbs....so yeah every pound, as a matter of fact every ounce, matters.
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