Comments on: Bass fishing a sport? Where’s the coaching? http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 21 May 2012 12:14:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael R. Munson http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-2264 Michael R. Munson Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:00:29 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-2264 Bass fishing is one of the funnest fish to catch. My favorite lures to use are jig with a 6" plastic worm. Darker colors have seem to work good for me. Another great lure to use is the Banjo Minnow. The Banjo Minnow has landed a lot of monster bass for me in the past. Great write up. Bass fishing is one of the funnest fish to catch. My favorite lures to use are jig with a 6″ plastic worm. Darker colors have seem to work good for me. Another great lure to use is the Banjo Minnow. The Banjo Minnow has landed a lot of monster bass for me in the past. Great write up.

]]> By: kelly salmans http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1843 kelly salmans Tue, 18 May 2010 18:12:40 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1843 There are coaches to a point you just don't hear about them or see them. I have coached a number of pro's on a number of levels :). There are coaches to a point you just don’t hear about them or see them. I have coached a number of pro’s on a number of levels :) .

]]> By: George Kramer http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 George Kramer Tue, 11 May 2010 18:48:10 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1754 I bring this topic up and then Tiger Woods' coach quits. Go figure. :-) I bring this topic up and then Tiger Woods’ coach quits. Go figure. :-)

]]> By: Mitch http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 Mitch Tue, 11 May 2010 15:41:20 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1752 I think Alex's point is percentage wise you have less chance for a solid return on your investment when pursuing pro bass fishing and that's why the coaching isn't there. A big positive change I could see would be in scholarship money at Colleges for bass fishing teams. I know college bass fishing teams are starting to pick up, but is that a varsity sport or a club sport? If 2-4 scholarship spots were opened up per university with 2 walk on spots that could provide some incentive right there. You've got to think it could get the same coverage water polo does, right? Local example being Kyle Grover not only wins tourney money with his dad, but gets a college scholarship to wherever he wants probably. Pac10 vs Big10 vs big12 vs SEC vs ACC in bass fishing would be awesome. I think Alex’s point is percentage wise you have less chance for a solid return on your investment when pursuing pro bass fishing and that’s why the coaching isn’t there. A big positive change I could see would be in scholarship money at Colleges for bass fishing teams. I know college bass fishing teams are starting to pick up, but is that a varsity sport or a club sport? If 2-4 scholarship spots were opened up per university with 2 walk on spots that could provide some incentive right there. You’ve got to think it could get the same coverage water polo does, right? Local example being Kyle Grover not only wins tourney money with his dad, but gets a college scholarship to wherever he wants probably. Pac10 vs Big10 vs big12 vs SEC vs ACC in bass fishing would be awesome.

]]> By: George Kramer http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 George Kramer Wed, 05 May 2010 23:42:22 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1711 Alex: Your points are well-taken. I'm sure money (whatever it might be--since you can get professional goal-keeping sessions for $65 an hour)will become an issue to some. But this also begs the question: "So it's just not important to hone your skills as much as possible?" Alex: Your points are well-taken. I’m sure money (whatever it might be–since you can get professional goal-keeping sessions for $65 an hour)will become an issue to some. But this also begs the question: “So it’s just not important to hone your skills as much as possible?”

]]> By: Bassin8r http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1710 Bassin8r Wed, 05 May 2010 20:41:26 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1710 Maybe don't need coaches, just sexier outfits. Maybe don’t need coaches, just sexier outfits.

]]> By: Alex Voog http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1709 Alex Voog Wed, 05 May 2010 15:31:43 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1709 Is it April 1st again ??? My take is this- IF there was any REAL money in this sport, then there would be more 'coaches', but as it is the greatest majority of guys don't make a dang thing, a few have decent sponsors, and a select FEW have made enough money on their own wits that they don't need, nor do they want a coach. The dollars spent every year on fishing is greater than the sum total of both golf and tennis, and yet VERY LITTLE winds it way back to the pro fishermen. This is the greatest travesty of our sport. KVD and the boyz compete harder, longer, and against far more competitors, than Roddick and Federer, yet they make the bank with someone else's money while our guys fish just to get their own money back. That said, I could listen to Maria Sharpova grunt all day..... Is it April 1st again ??? My take is this- IF there was any REAL money in this sport, then there would be more ‘coaches’, but as it is the greatest majority of guys don’t make a dang thing, a few have decent sponsors, and a select FEW have made enough money on their own wits that they don’t need, nor do they want a coach. The dollars spent every year on fishing is greater than the sum total of both golf and tennis, and yet VERY LITTLE winds it way back to the pro fishermen. This is the greatest travesty of our sport. KVD and the boyz compete harder, longer, and against far more competitors, than Roddick and Federer, yet they make the bank with someone else’s money while our guys fish just to get their own money back. That said, I could listen to Maria Sharpova grunt all day…..

]]> By: Rich Lingor http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1700 Rich Lingor Tue, 04 May 2010 03:00:12 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1700 If tournament bass fishing is more high stakes gambling than sport, than they don't need a coach, they need treatment. ESPN's segment with Bobby Knight coaching Timmy Horton and Boyd Duckett was insightful. If tournament bass fishing is more high stakes gambling than sport, than they don’t need a coach, they need treatment. ESPN’s segment with Bobby Knight coaching Timmy Horton and Boyd Duckett was insightful.

]]> By: fish_food http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 fish_food Tue, 04 May 2010 02:18:00 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1699 Robert Schneider writes: "Rick Clunn has some sort of mentoring thing, “Angler’s Quest” going on at his ranch home in the summer I think." --------------- Any truth that his students sleep in teepees on his property? Robert Schneider writes:
“Rick Clunn has some sort of mentoring thing, “Angler’s Quest” going on at his ranch home in the summer I think.”
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Any truth that his students sleep in teepees on his property?

]]> By: Robert Schneider http://kramergonefishing.com/2010/05/02/bass-fishing-a-sport-wheres-the-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1698 Robert Schneider Tue, 04 May 2010 01:54:44 +0000 http://kramergonefishing.com/?p=7504#comment-1698 Was that a cop-out? :-) Was that a cop-out? :-)

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