I like the format because it fits my mentality. If I go to the lake to catch a big one, I go to the lake to catch the biggest one possible.

Maybe the guy who catches the 13.05 in your scenario fished a big fish pattern all day, focusing on 3 key areas in deep water knowing that teener fish lived on those spots. Maybe he got one bite all day, executed on it and caught the fish.

Maybe the guy who caught 5 over 10 fished a shallow pattern, stumbled in to a wolf pack and loaded the boat in 30 minutes.

Who is the better trophy bass fisherman in this scenario? I'd say angler number one.

What's tough for any TD who puts a tournament concept online is that it's going to get picked apart. Usually (no offense) it gets picked apart by people who aren't even going to fish the tournament.

Whether this format works or not will be revealed on the day of the tournament. As a big bass fishermen, it appeals to me at every level so I'm going to try and be there. I'd much rather lose 200 bucks at Casitas throwing a swimbait all day than lose it in some worm dragging contest :)

Matt - you gotta stay with Mark. I'm living in Atascadero which is about 2 and a half hours from Casitas. Just don't give him all the good lures :)

deepsessions - I'm the kind of guy who gets to fish 1 day out of the week on average. I don't get 3 days in a row to figure it out. I get one day to go get one, and Monday I go back to work or school or whatever. Yea maybe someone lucks in to winning a tournament like this. But so what, the fact that it's one day will make it just like every other weekend for guys like me.

Anyone can be a star when they fish for 10 days straight :o