The sad part is roeboat that this is very true!! I absolutely love fishing tournaments its my passion have done it since i was bout 8 or 9 years old..... have had many partners and some of them were really good sticks! But the last few years ive struggled to get 1 that isnt a flake. Lol. ALL of them have said oh ya its no problem i can fish all of them with you. Lol. Only to fish 1 or 2 at most then something always comes up. A true tournament partner is super hard to find.