Well said JohnR.
And numbie, tourneys definitely have their value.
if one can keep them in perspective. it's just a tournament. this year could be my year, next year it's luds, last year it was tony o, etc.......for me, tournaments are fun and add the extra oompf of schwag for something i already love to do. win or lose, i'm still gonna hunt for Lahhhhhge. also, the comraderie with me fellow anglers is a bonus and always good for some laughs and cheers after the tournament deadline passes.
Then there are the tournaments that contribute to the community. WKPG's MS tourney in SOCO for one! had i NOT participated last year, then i would not have met some fine anglers from MSBA and CT, all striving for the common goal of High Hook for that time period along that portion of the Striper Coast. GOOD CLEAN FUN, for an excellent cause. that's a WIN/WIN in my books.
Competition is part of my nature, sometimes to a fault, because i LOVE it! i will be the first to shake your hand should you best me, and do my best to remain humble in Victory and gracious in defeat ~regarding all Competition. You can have the glory, whether perceived or real, i am in it to WIN it ~~EVERYTIME. and that is something that is internally etched upon my DNA and has much less to do with "nanna-nanna-boo-boo" or "look at me, ain't i grand"!!
As far as me besting my best and besting our beloved prey, that does not ~to me~ seem to be fair competition. ARE not WE the dominant species??!
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