A friend and myself want to enter into some fishing tournaments. Where should we start?
My friend and I go bass fishing practically every weekend so were talking and thought it would be fun to fish in a tournament one weekend. The thing is, we are not sure where to start. Are there tournament series for new commers like us? If it helps, we are down in North Carolina near Lake Norman (Yes, the pending FLW tourny factored into this idea!). We don’t expect to come in and win us some big prizes, just more of the experience and fun (For now at least), but who knows, maybe a lucky day!
Also, is there some good website (I can’t seem to find one) where you can find local tournaments from maybe local sponsors or of the such that wouldn’t be on a national website?
Any guidence is appreciated!!!
I would start out by fishing smaller fundraiser tournaments in your area. look in the paper or fishing magazines in your area. Get some experience. Learning how to plan your tournament day and exicuting that plan is a big part of suceeding in tournament fishing. Check local bait shops for tournaments and even local fishing clubs. Some clubs have one or two tournaments a month and keep season standings, this will force you to be consistant. After you start to have some sucess at these levels then you can look into FLW and other higher levels.
March 18th, 2010 at 1:10 am
Ask at your local bait and tackle shop. They are usually up on things like that, especially if they are near a lake. They`d be my go to source. A lot of times tournaments will ask tackle shops for advertisement or for donations of gear that can be given as prizes. That`d be my first place to go look.
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Fishing all my life.
March 18th, 2010 at 1:31 am
I would start out by fishing smaller fundraiser tournaments in your area. look in the paper or fishing magazines in your area. Get some experience. Learning how to plan your tournament day and exicuting that plan is a big part of suceeding in tournament fishing. Check local bait shops for tournaments and even local fishing clubs. Some clubs have one or two tournaments a month and keep season standings, this will force you to be consistant. After you start to have some sucess at these levels then you can look into FLW and other higher levels.
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Florida Tournament Redfisher
March 18th, 2010 at 2:00 am
my buddy and i fish in the local draw tourneys. they charge a per boat fee and you split up the pot.
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March 18th, 2010 at 2:35 am
One of the best places to learn the ropes is in "club" tournaments. You get to try your skills against other like minded fishermen and pick up some great tips and a few friends along the way.
Other then that, try your luck in buddy type tournaments where you can fish with your buddy and maybe win some cash.
Both are great places to learn and compete at the same time.
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http://www.BestBassFishingInfo.com