May I chime in?

I know you said this isn't a question about running vs. no running, but that is what is bringing up these other scenarios. The "if he can do this, why can't I do that" questions will go on forever if there are no limitations. Check out this question for example. If they can run in there boat, why can't I run with the trolling motor on my kickboat so as long as it's not on while i'm fishing. That would be as fair to me as a guy taking off in a high powered bass boat.

So now you'd have some guys fishing from tubes, others in kickboats (some of which would have motors), a few guys taking off in there trucks and the rest blasting across the lake from one spot to the next. That's not a tournament pitting one anglers skill against another. That's a mess. How in the hell would you even regulate that.

I like Rich's idea of getting the rule changed and I also really like Wades idea about running only far enough to be able to fish back to weigh in. I think that'd be much easier on the fish than trucking them back to weigh in.

Anyway, I don't want to get too involved. I mostly fish from a boat now, but have fished a few BnT tourneys and had alot of fun doing it. When the Central coast region gets started, i'll probably fish some of the tourneys and would never use my boat to run. I would feel like a huge jerk bringing back a big limit from the backside of the lake while most of the competition was stuck near the marina. Whata winner i'd be :o