Just because you are a charter does not mean you can win a tournament...... and that's a fact!! If you look around also there are a bunch of charter guys with big boats that are using alot smaller boats to strickey tournament fish with. Less gas and much faster to get to where you need to go. That being said the rules are layed out the way they are so fish them or dont. But I do agree with Rick the open division is there to get more people involved that normally wouldn't, so let it do just that!
PS........Take my baby's lollipop and we are going to have a problem!!