Two excerpts from "In Pursuit of Giant Bass". The first is from the author and world renowned trophy bass hunter ...........

(so called)  "Purists will never grasp the total picture because through there stubbornness, ignorance, and criticism, they turn there backs on many of the very best trophy bass techniques"                                             Bill Murphy

And then from one of my longtime fishing idols:

"If you're not using trolling, anchoring, or live bait techniques because they are not fashionable, if your worried about having the most expensive boat, and using the latest tackle and the most popular lures, if your image is more important than catching fish, then you will vastly limit your true potential in this sport"                                                                     Al Lindner