About the money, well - I've been slow to get too critical of them,
because my limited experience with them, it seems like they paid OK,
at least I was glad to get what we won. I try to realize that they're
paying out two divisions, amateur and semi-pro, so it might at first glance
look shabby compared to others that put it all in one pot.
And a lot of folks I've talked to seem to be like a bunch of chickens,
jumpin on the bloody one and pecking it :D I guess that don't mean much
to anyone who ain't experienced in the ways of chickens, but ANYWAY -
they run a real professional show, and I really liked a lot of the folks I've met
at the tournaments - maybe with the exception of that p.r. dude at the
classic... I didn't much care for the way he told me to pull my shades off
and get my hat out of my eyes - and wear matching shirts if we had them :p
If'n I had it to do over, I'd probably of given him a talking to
but I gave
him a pass, because well, he weren't from around these here parts, if you
know what I mean - don't figure he is schooled in how to talk to us
rednecks
And I got a lot of gripes with crappie tournaments in general, but maybe
that's a topic for another time.