THIS WILL BE A SECTION FOR RESPECTFUL COMMENTARY ON ANYTHING 2017 BHC RELATED
Folks I lose sleep over this tournament, and I ask myself time and time again "is this worth it ? My wife has Lupus and sores on her legs that keep her up at night in tears from the excruciating pain its not easy for her to tag along with me every day for two months prior and during the tournament to help me with the tournament. I have too much on my plate to deal with so much non sense from disgruntled anglers and people that are not even in the tournament that this makes me just say 'Never Again! " My wife and I put so much time and work into this competition that I am sincerely bothered and at times disheartened when I see so many people attacking our tournament for reasons that make absolutely no sense. I have dealt with the problem of dead sharks from the very beginning of the Big Hammer Challenge in 2007 . We cleared this up years ago and the Rules were changed to reflect the reality of catching large hammerheads from shore which is that they sometimes die after release and that we would not Disqualify an angler if he did everything possible to release his shark in a timely fashion and it ended up dead on a beach the following day. People on social media who are not members on this site or have any affiliation with us at all are coming out of nowhere to bash and criticize this tournament and me on a personal level without taking the time to read our Rules; without so much as a bit of consideration of the work we have done for the benefit of the sport of land-based shark fishing. Many are doing it to troll us into a fight and to purposely disrupt the BHC in an attempt to tarnish our work but I am undeterred by their evil ways although upset to see so many trying to do so much harm without cause. These people take pleasure in doing harm with no regard to what we in Florida suffer with Shark Fishing Bans being threatened upon us continuously . It is with ill intent that they continue to attack us with no regard whatsoever for the sport and its image here or in other states as well . There has been a complete lack of respect for all the work we have done over the years and that is disturbing and a window into the souls of men of evil and what the world of social media has allowed these misfits and sociopaths to unleash on folks of good nature working to serve others without compensation.
I have stated and it is in the BHC Rules that "no one in the BHC should become involved in bashing on social media" but I don't want people to get the wrong impression -I am all for freedom of speech but am also trying to protect the image of the sport ,this tournament,and anglers competing in it. I am not a tyrant or a dictator I want you all to be able to have open discussions on the BHC tournament and anything about the tournament .So please feel free to RESPECTFULLY COMMENT below.Thank you and GOOD LUCK TO ALL COMPETITORS.
SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger
Well said, Will. I know specifically the loud-mouthed, no-fishing, pieces of shit you are speaking of. Ignore them. They are the little punks who flare up for a couple of years, kinda like a hemorrhoid. Then disappear like the nothings they are.
I understand you are being restrained in your response to preserve the integrity of the great tournament you have built. I am not constrained by such limitations. I can call these pathetic, little pieces of shit exactly what they are.
Men and women who know you do not question your integrity. Thank you for what you have done for the sport. I am looking forward to fishing the BHC, in the future. Let these little faggots diddle each other on social media. You just keep on keepin' on!
Appears the bashers and haters are not even in the tournament. I say ignore their childish trolling and continue on. William and all involved thank you for all you have done so for. Please continue with future tournaments.