During last week’s Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Havasu, one of my Marshals asked an interesting question. He wanted to know if I preferred competing with an observer or if I missed having a co-angler along.
Although my immediate response was in favor of Marshals, the more we talked about it, the more I realized the old co-angler system wasn’t all that bad.
When the Elite Series was first established, co-anglers were an integral part of the program. Not only did they compete, they also served as observers and were helpful for safety reasons.