I was SO excited to watch the classic this year... and so disappointed when I did!  Am I the only one?

Because of my schedule, I had to tape the 3-4 hours per day, and was I glad I did... so I could fast forward through the hours of BS that domiated the coverage.  Boring interviews, commentaries from unknowns, and everything BUT watching our heros fish.  I'll bet you could take the 9-10 hours of tape and only see 15 minutes of actual classic "fishing."   

$500,000 dollars - big deal!  ESPN just doesn't understand why bass anglers are watching!  They have turned the greatest event of the year into the most boring event on TV! Too much hype - and too much fluff!  Not enough substance!  Not enough of actually watching the pro participants in action - talking about what they are facing, the conditions, the techniques, the last minute decisions, the choices to move, the changing strategies... from their own lips!  Who cares what arm-chair ex-competitors are thinking! Am I the only one who got bored!

We've already discussed Luke and Ike on the other forum, I want your opinion on the classic itself!  If you liked it, I would sure like to hear why.  And if you didn't, was it for the same reasons I mentioned, or did something else disappoint you.  Just trying to stir it up a little!

Yup, horrible.  Looked like a bad imitation of WWF.

I am wondering what Ray Scott thinks about all this.  Was this his vision?  Is HE disappointed?  While I don't always agree with what he has to say, I do think his original vision for professional bass fishing was not quite like this.  Time will tell.

Plain and simple, It Sucked!!!!!!!!!!! Never watching again.
Russ