Private vs Public is why I don't bother with the Winter Classic anymore. Granted most of the game fish come from public waters. I think the pan fish are a different story. You see a lot of the same names every year for Sunfish and Crappie. You can't compete if someone has a private lake/pond with 11"+ Sunfish or 15"+ Crappie. Yes, you still have to catch them, but the odds of getting a big one are much better.