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Elite Series Eliminates Co-anglers in 2009
The Elite Series will officially be "Elite" in 2009 when they remove the co-angler from the tour. I am not sure how I feel about this, but I can tell you that it is going to cause quite a bit of debate and send a ripple through the industry. I hope we will not see a trickle-down effect and have the co-angler removed from the FLW Tour and Series.
I was really suprised at how many Elite anglers were rejoycing B.A.S.S.'s decision, but I guess I can see their point - when a co-angler puts a fish in the box that is one more that the elite angler will not catch the following day. And if you get a co-angler who can fish (like Gander Mountain Pro-staffer, Dave Ottman, who won the co-angler on Lake Erie last year) that could make the difference between caching a check and going home empty-handed.
However, I think this format really humanizes the Elite Series anglers and has keep them out of the "untouchable"catagory and more like regular guys who can really fish. Peter Thliveros makes a really good point saying that the co-anglers are the guys who "perpetuate the myth" of may of the top guys and if the stories don't get out, pretty soon "everybody knows you, but they don't know you."
There is a link to the complete story on my website: www.hardkorefishing.com
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