Anyone know the cba results

FishingwithRusty

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is it bad that my first response is "who cares?" but i look first thing to see who won the CFF..............LOL!!!!
 

FishingwithRusty

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ive just had bad experience with that group, just over them and by their declining tournament numbers and public opinion so have some others
 

FishingwithRusty

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BullMerc225 - 7/1/2019 3:23 PM

Whats so bad about the CBA?

are you asking for my personal experiences?
 

Jmax

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Rusty, I would not prefer to hear a bashing of a person or two from the CBA publicly, anymore then I would want to see someone bash the CFF publicly. I loved fishing them both. I fished the CFF from it's conception until I moved. Loved the guys and gals, loved the three fish limit and the more laid back format. emoThumbsup I have to say I also loved fishing the CBA, harder bunch to fish against as far as having the local ringers, guides and even a couple pro's now and then. But the challenge was always tempting. Served as an officer with both for a while and got to see what it took to put on that both kinds of formats month after month. It was not easy to do either. I am sorry you had issues with the CBAs. emoSorry I use to say if one does not fit you, fish another, there are so many tournaments around there if you look hard enough everyone should be able to find a format that is to their liking. emoGrouphug Jmax
 

Aj barnes

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Rusty the only reason you are bad mouthing the CBA is because you got disqualified for weighing in a short fish, by Tennessee law it’s illegal to have a a non sizable bass in your possession.
The CBA has been around for going on 50 years , and the officers that do EVERYTHING to keep the CBA running do it for free . I also think you bad mouth the CBA because it’s too hard for you to compete . If you don’t like it then don’t fish them but don’t go around on the internet bad mouthing us because you have no idea how much time and how hard we work to keep this trail going . Just keep to your self and find something else to fish . I get so sick of seeing everybody’s comments about the CBA when nobody understands how much goes into it and also that are entry fees are LOWER then any other team trail and we pay out more year round then the other team trails .
 

FishingwithRusty

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ok wow.

Jmax i dont think we've gotten to meet and hope that when you come back down we can.

my opinions/experiences with the CBA arent based on a single incident or with any one person. i would say this, if folks are "sick" of hearing folks make negative comments about the CBA then maybe there should be some serious inquiry as to why this continues to happen. youre never going to please everyone, we all learn this as we go through life and being able to take criticism and learn from it is a path to growth.

Mr Barnes, you and your father are both respected in the community and have been fishing the CBA for decades, i appreciate your loyalty to something youve probably known your whole life.

so here are a few suggestions for the folks that run the CBA(most of this given to one of the officers during a phone conversation):

1. remember that the guys fishing your tournaments are your customers(whether youre getting paid or not) without them you have no tournament, stop acting like youre doing everyone a favor putting on these tournaments. if youre not doing it because you love to do it and love the sport then dont do it, the prevailing idea/feeling that youre doing "us" a favor by running these tournaments comes through in the interactions.
2. look REAL hard at the $30 per person membership fee. what is the fisherman getting for that money? does it need to exist?
3. if the "mandatory" registration meeting isnt really mandatory then dont state it as such and make the meeting as quick as possible.
4. make it a point to introduce new members to the organization, welcome them into the community.
5. use a standard measuring board, available to all competitors to alleviate any doubt or questions when a fish is measured.
6. take the time to return calls from the fishermen, specially if there has been an incident or issue
7. consider a rotating schedule of guys that fish the tournament and guys who dont to run things(ie set up weigh in) so that the tournament isnt held up by guys that fished also trying to set up to run the tournament.
8. have someone on a laptop documenting/recording the results and points standings so they can be saved as a jpeg or pdf and uploaded quickly, lots of folks looking for those results ;)

just some suggestions from a new guy
 

mocs-tr20

New member
First off, it is kind of funny that you quit fishing CBA as soon as you got disqualified for a short fish. This is a rule across the board. If an Officer weighs in a short they will be disqualified as well, but because you made the rule infraction you want to bad mouth us before even fishing with us for a full year.

Second "Who Cares" about CBA results? Our results have been in every major bass fishing publication in the country. I hate to break it to you but, Unfortunately CFF results came up a little short and didn't make it in to Bassmaster or FLW. I would suggest that you keep your opinions yourself. You are the "new" guy, and in any application in life it takes time to earn people's respect. No.... We don't want your opinion or suggestions. We want you to be quite and fish something else. CFF fits you perfect, Fish That!!!!!
 

FishingwithRusty

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actually i fished one more after the short fish incident, it was when one of your guys cussed at me for having my fish at the scales before you were ready that i decided i had enough.

youre making my point for me brilliantly

and youre right the guys that run/fish the CFF's are more personable and respectful
 

Fishheadspin

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Good and bad in all tournament trails. What I don't like about CBA others do, same for CFF. I suggest being part of the solution and not part of the problem. There are some really good dudes in all trails and there are some Aholes too. Like Beetlespin !

If you don't want to fish CBA then don't. No need to run it down because you have an ax to grind!
 

FishingwithRusty

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Fishheadspin - 7/2/2019 10:58 AM

Good and bad in all tournament trails. What I don't like about CBA others do, same for CFF. I suggest being part of the solution and not part of the problem. There are some really good dudes in all trails and there are some Aholes too. Like Beetlespin !

If you don't want to fish CBA then don't. No need to run it down because you have an ax to grind!

youre right, thats why i offered suggestions for improvements rather than just spouting off negative.

i agree, fishermen as a whole are great people, which why i try do to business with them

i made an off hand comment and guys getting so defensive about this, i havent personally attacked anyone, despite some guys taking cheap shots at me.
 

mocs-tr20

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I want to know who cussed you for coming to get a bag? Here you go again trying to make us look bad. I have never seen anyone get mad at anyone for trying to get a bag Rusty, No one was ever disrespectful to you until you were disrespectful to us, and Disqualification for a rule infraction is not being disrespectful..... My point is if you don't like us fine. Just don't talk and fishing something else.
 

FishingwithRusty

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mocs-tr20 - 7/2/2019 11:16 AM

I want to know who cussed you for coming to get a bag? Here you go again trying to make us look bad. I have never seen anyone get mad at anyone for trying to get a bag Rusty, No one was ever disrespectful to you until you were disrespectful to us, and Disqualification for a rule infraction is not being disrespectful..... My point is if you don't like us fine. Just don't talk and fishing something else.

no im not trying to make YOU look bad, youre doing a fine job of that. my points/observations were about the CBA as a whole not one person but youre taking it personally.

the whole short fish thing keeps coming up(not by me), i learned my lesson, that your tournament trail uses a custom fabricated measuring board that competitors dont have access to until they get to the tanks and so be it. i still came back so you can drop that as your justification.

i didnt ask the guy his name, i just kept my cool, acted like an moral responsible person and waited patiently.

i would have let this thread(or atleast my interactions with it) die with my suggestions but you keep coming.

maybe i struck too close to home and you guys are nervous that other fisherman out there who've been tolerating the maltreatment are going to get fed up as well or see some validity to my statements
 

FishingwithRusty

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Fishheadspin - 7/2/2019 12:11 PM

Come on now. Custom measuring board! Now I have heard it all.

seriously, thats what they have, they dont use a golden rule. its a board someone made for them, one for each species
 

lafae7

Member
This thread is getting good lol. If you CBA guys are overly sensitive and on the internet you’re gonna have a bad time here. This thread will prolly get deleted by someone in admin I bet. The last thread about the CBA got deleted somehow...... hmmmmmm
 
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