NWT

[Rowdie]

All their faces look like they need better hats, sunblock, or those face covers.

 

[walleyeman_1875]

Do you think the NWT will eliminate the co-angler from the tournaments next year. Struggling to understand why there is a prize pool or co-angler champion when they typically don’t ever hook a fish.

I could see some traction with replacing it with a “spectator” option where you pay the same entry fee to watch first hand….max of 4 spectator per boat.

Maybe make it a fantasy auction type set up where spectator can actively bid on which angler they can to tag along with…..I dare say I’m on to something

 

[Rowdie]

Just call em net boys.

 

[SLE]

Co angler never putting a line in the water or doing anything productive is trash.

 

[SLE]

Idc who the co angler is, but it might as well be a nd big horn lottery draw………….

 

[Rowdie]

There are a few pros that have their co cast out the back. You'd think they'd have a few deadline lindy rigs ready to cast out when they stop to cast at a fish. At least in situations where you're not throwing back 7 lbers. No matter, being a co is playing the lottery anyway you slice it.

 

[zoops]

Wonder how many boats will be piled in by the dam intake the next couple weeks??

 

[guywhofishes]

Wonder how many boats will be piled in by the dam intake the next couple weeks??

Annoying for the SCUBA shore divers, I reckon.

 

[Traxion]

Just call em net boys.

High pressure net bitch is what I’d say.

 

[guywhofishes]

It should be that one fish in each day’s limit needs to have been hooked and retrieved by the co-angler.

The issue then becomes - how would you like to draw a shiite co-angler?

Handicap system applied to co-anglers?

What a mess everything becomes at that point.

 

[zoops]

I would imagine most co-anglers are fairly competent fishermen; I’ve wondered why the pro doesn’t put an ffs on the back of the boat for them? Don’t want them casting at the same fish?

 

[guywhofishes]

I would imagine most co-anglers are fairly competent fishermen; I’ve wondered why the pro doesn’t put an ffs on the back of the boat for them? Don’t want them casting at the same fish?

fairly competent gal versus fairly competent guy = gal gets her butt handed to her by guy

 

[Traxion]

Guys I know who have fished noted that many guys had portable FFS in the back. But not all. I think you’re there to observe and learn mainly. In the old days the pro would often be the net guy. I’d hate to lose one at the net for one of the leaders.

 

[guywhofishes]

All their faces look like they need better hats, sunblock, or those face covers.

Good luck avoiding skin flush after three 10 hour days outdoors - regardless of protection.

 

[zoops]

I’m sure the 5 fish limit with no cull factored into it. Seems most other events that I’ve seen the co does fish and pretty common for the pro to hook the fish and then have the co reel it in. Imagine that’s when they can put more than a one man limit in the livewell.
But yeah, seems pretty dumb to have a co angler champion when they don’t even put a line in the water.