Pro/Am Days Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun*NM*

[Ricky-S]

Here we go. I know that this was discussed several years ago and I have my own opinion, but I need some data on this from the average weekend warrior.

If you had a choice of fishing a two day Pro/Am shared weight event, what days would you want to fish.

We all know the pro/cons of each-I just need data.

[WackySenko]

I feel that there would be a larger field on Sat/Sun.

[Tony Lain]

For the average weekend warrior, travel day is Thursday night, Friday is your ONLY practice day, and the event should be Sat and Sun. If the event is Fri and Sat, most guys who have to travel won't get any pre-fish time and will not attend that tournament.

[Colebass]

Everyone always talk about travel, but it's the am's or AAA side that this is a problem. If your fishing the Pro side there is some commitment to the sport or at least there should be! So when I here this "I can't prefish" stuff it's like what? Come on, come the weekend before or fish that week depending on off limits. It's great to have a day where it's just bass boats out on the water with the Friday and not till mid day Saturday start seeing boat traffic. And depending on where, I can be back home Sat night or stay over and get an early start. Getting home late on Sunday nights always sucked when I worked for someone else. By getting done Saturday or early Sunday just gives me options. Hell I could even stay over and fish another day!!

Just my .02

[Schneider Fishing]

OK, so I read the posts and then I started thinking...... uh oh!!!
I guess we should distinguish between a Pro and a Boater.

A Boater is someone who has a boat, a regular job, maybe has a few sponsors that give discounts or some product and fishes as a hobby.

A Pro makes his/her living at the sport and/or has sponsors the pay money and/or the entry fees and such.

I think this makes all the difference in the world.

Just the ramblings of an old math teacher.

[Ricky-S]

I don't want to make things too complicated. A pro is someone who pays the pro entry and an Am is someone that pays the am entry.

In either case, MOST of people fishing this level of tournaments Pros and Cos) have JOBS.

[Tony Lain]

If I understood the Poll question correctly it was ref "Weekend Warrior" type tournaments. I live in So Cal and I luv our sport, and fish a bunch of different types of derbies at different levels and yes I must travel longer than most guys to get there. I have a good understand of the difference between Boater, Pro, Pro Team... what ever, I do them all. That being said, for a "Weekend Warrior" level event or series I would not fish a Friday - Saturday derby. I know it works for some guys, just not me. Don't have the cash to DONATE. I get more bang for MY buck else where. My 2 cents. TL

[DAN]

Friday Saturday is Best! used to really like those Friday Saturday Tourneys!

[Ricky-S]

I am only interested in how having a tournament on Fri/Sat vs Sat/Sun may or may not affect participation.

I work in marketing/recruitment and we NEVER make decisions based on qualitative (opinion) data vs quantitative (survey with numbers) data.

At the end of this poll (survey) I want to analyze how many anglers will or will not fish based on the poll

You can NEVER please everyone, but there is such a thing as market research to reach as many people based on what majority desire.

[crawdaddy]

Friday/Saturday is my vote. But I can manipulate my schedule to make it work. I am not sure that is the norm.

[flipit]

Here we go. I know that this was discussed several years ago and I have my own opinion, but I need some data on this from the average weekend warrior.

If you had a choice of fishing a two day Pro/Am shared weight event, what days would you want to fish.

We all know the pro/cons of each-I just need data.

To put it bluntly, I cant nor will I fish a fri/ sat event.

[Gary Dobyns]

Personally I like Fri/Sat. No one on the water Fri and Saturdays almost always are better than Sundays.

I understand guys working and vacation time though.

It sure makes it easier for scheduling two day events. Sure to help get us on better bites with better schedules, if the tourney orgs don't screw it up

[Phil]

I personally like the Sat/Sun concept that WCB has come up with. (maybe a little to late0??? Back when times were good and all had jobs making good money, most fishermen/women worked 5 days a week or more 8 to 10 hrs a day and it was hard to get a thur/fri off. To bad back in the 80's 90's they did not have a pro-am Sat/Sun. I beleive a lot more anglers would have been able to fish. Now days it seems a good idea to have maybe one Pro-Am Fri/Sat, and another Sat/Sun; sure gives more room or better chance to fish for the hard working angler. Personally, the Logging industy I was involved in from 70's thru 90's kept me from a lot of Pro-Ams back then.

Just my .02
Thank you
Phil

[Ricky-S]

Bump

[Matt Moreau]

Fri/Sat is better fishing but Sat/Sun is easier to attend. I think u will get bigger fields Sat/Sun.

[keithcant]

Under the philosophy that a "PRO" is someone who pays the pro entry fee...............that makes the Am either 20 % lucky or fishing with the other 80% of the field (but at least he pays less and gets to fish for about 1/3 of the dollars he paid.

[Jeff Antenucci]

What about the one AC is putting on at the Delta in September; Fri, Sat, and Sun

[BassnReed]

I would prefer Friday and Saturdays myself, but I "sort" of agree with the vacation day thing. However if you live a reasonable distance away from the Tournament location, chances are after fishing all day Sunday the long drive home is not an option, cuz your drained. Then you end up taking Monday off from work to drive and recoup. Whats the difference with Monday or Friday? I would rather fish Friday and Saturday and then have Sunday to comfortbly drive home.

Just my 2 cents

[meagain]

saturday/sunday

[Saechao]

Saturday/Sunday

If the tournament is held Friday/Saturday. That mean i would have
to take Thursday off for the pre-tourny meeting.

[sTony]

OK, so I read the posts and then I started thinking...... uh oh!!!
I guess we should distinguish between a Pro and a Boater.

A Boater is someone who has a boat, a regular job, maybe has a few sponsors that give discounts or some product and fishes as a hobby.

A Pro makes his/her living at the sport and/or has sponsors the pay money and/or the entry fees and such.

I think this makes all the difference in the world.

Just the ramblings of an old math teacher.

Your description of a 'PRO' pretty much allows for about ten guys to fish. Maybe less. Last time I looked closely most pro fisherman have other, more full-time careers. Heck there are even some guys fishing the BASS Elites and many on the FLW Tour that haven't completely abandoned their day jobs. The money in these tournaments is no where near a level that allows for all the players to make a living. Maybe someday.

The guy that started this thread is a damned good 'pro' stick who still works a day job.

So I wonder how there will ever be 'full field tournaments' using your criteria.

Just wondering,

sTony