Attending an Elite Series event as a spectator

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Hi all. No doubt some of you have attended a Bassmaster Elite Series tourney or two over the years. I'm going to my first one this weekend at Oneida Lake. I just had a couple questions about spectating. I was thinking of bringing my boat which is just a small 12' aluminum boat to take out and try to watch the guys fishing closer to the ramp. Of all the times I've watched on TV I can't ever remember a spectator on anything other than a normal bass boat so I'm wondering if my 12 footer will be frowned upon. Also obviously I would never fish around one of the pro's but if I decided to go far off where no one was fishing and fish for a while is that usually ok? Any other tips and things to look out for would be great as well.