I have fished Kaw for more years than I want to mention. Don't care what anybody says, when you pay your entry fee for a tournament we all have 1 goal in mind and that's to win it. If we didn't think we had a slight chance, we wouldn't be there. With todays technology, I don't think there's such a thing as (My Home Lake). I will say it helps having knowledge of the water you are fishing but everyone has gotten so much better at finding fish faster than ever don't believe anyone has a real advantage To me winning a tournament on a lake that I'm not familiar with would be a little more rewarding than winning it on a lake I have fished a thousand times where you are expected to do well. I am gong to pay my entry fee just like everyone else and would bet my chances of winning are very slim. Kaw is very capable of producing a 14 to 15 lb stringer of fish in a tournament especially with the talent that's out there today. The older you get the more you will appreciate just being out there. It takes some knowledge to consistently catch 2 lb plus crappie but I will say from my standpoint there's a little luck involved there to.