First time ever writing a post here. I am a bass angler from Montreal, Qc., Canada. Started fishing bass only 3 years ago with my husband and I am now totally addicted to bass fishing. My fishing partner Carole and myself have been the only all female team to participate for the last two years at the B1 Canadian Championships. This tournnament has 150 teams of some of the best Canadian bass anglers in the country. We did make the cut last year but unfortunately missed out by less than a pound to make day 2 this year. A total weight of over 47 pounds was needed this year to win this event. Guess I have alot of practice and homework to do seeing we only had 12.32 pounds this year but we did weigh in our 5 fish and that was our goal. Hey afterall 69th last year and 89th this year is really not too bad for two beginner girl anglers.
My husband and I fish one trail together and have had a few top 10 finishes in the past two years. We are still in the learning process but our passion and commitment to the sport has brought us along quickly. Our preference is to fish smallmouth but we do fish both SM and LM depending on the body of water and period of year we fish.
Bass season here is almost at it's end with the cold weather heading in. Fished a tourny yesterday with a friend of ours and am happy to say I once again beat my hubby and his partner...lol! We finished 4th out of 30 teams and my smallmouth took the top prize for the lunker weighing in at 3.65 pounds.
Bass fishing here is not what it is in the U.S.A. but slowly and surely numbers are growing. Unfortunately, women are not always welcomed at times. That's one thing I like about the trail I fish, we are 11 teams out of 54 that are couples. Gives the girls a chance to talk together and learn from each others experiences. Most of the men often talk to us as though we don't even know at which end of the rod we fish......sad but true.
All this to say I am happy being a new member here and at least here is a new woman who will have plenty of time to share some stories with in a couple of weeks. GUESS WHERE I'LL BE BEFORE IT SNOWS...LOL!!!
Lynn G.
