[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

I voted no, too many variables, but a "no, too many variables and too many cheaters" would have been better.

Without a standardized process, people will screw up. "The mark looks like it's just over 39.75 pounds, so we'll just call it a 40lber."

In a perfect world, people would be honest. In a sport where recreational sizes grow exponentially based on how many times someone's told the story, add money and prizes to the mix and any shreds of honesty fly quickly out the window.

Originally Posted by Clogston29

seriously?

there are rumors of cheating all over the place already. any tournament (other than maybe a club tournament amongst friends / aquaintences) would be a mess if that was allowed.

There's everything wrong with it right there......