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Glitz and glamour to spend 3 grand to fish a 2 day tournament and come home with nothing is hardly winning money. No, I don't regret it at all. It was quite the learnng experience and if we qualify again I'm sure I would go. As far as winning money, I can normally win enough to pay for my fishing, so I break out even for the year. The crappy boat is going up for sale. I bought a new boat that is more tournament friendly than the last. Boats don't catch fish. They are just a too for a craftsman to perfect his skills

. I'm not trying to talk you out of it. Just trying to be honest with you. I'm still fishing tourneys 8 years later. It's draining and It's not cheap. I do enjoy it or I woudn't be doing it. The mentality is different when you are fishing competitivly vs fun fishing.

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When using finesse presentation, I let the line rest on my index finger. Using braid or flouro really helps with the sensitivity.

If you've never tournament fished before, I'd suggest you start small or as a co angler just to see what it's like. I started tourney fishing in 2005 with my then 15yo son.. I had a brand new 18k 17ft deep v with a 90hp. Our first tourney, the only thing I remember was my son saying "Dad, You have the crappiest boat out here" We fished against guys who were sponsored up. Real fancy rigs. One guy even had his truck painted the same color as his boat. Very intimidating to say the least. It took us a couple years and a whole lot of work to start cashing some checks. I currently fish against guys in FLW and BFL and regular guys like me. The glitz and glamour you see on tv is misleading. Last year we qualified to fish the tournament of champions on Guntersville against 196 other boats. Still in the same 17ft deep v. Prefishing 12 hrs a day for 4 days is more work than actually working. I have to hand it to the guys struggling to make a living at it. It's tough. It's mentaly and physicaly straining. Good luck in whatever you decide.

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Check with the local clubs on their requirements. Some have minimum and maximum hp requirements. Working livewell is a necessity. The other thing the club will probably require is liability insurance.

Just look for the guy with the drool all over his face

Really cool!

Rivers fish differently because they are always changing. Structure is added or removed everytime there is fast current or flooding. Fishing tends to slow down during low current conditions. The fish are always having to adapt to change. During "normal" conditions a river fishes similar to a lake. The fish tend to set up in the same areas.There is a local river I fish with a handful of spots I'm guaranteed to catch fish during "normal" conditions. All those areas are where current changes. Riverbends, down side of an island, outcrops from shore which cause eddys, duckblinds, backwaters, and so on. Obiviously a boat will offer more areas to fish, but there are plenty of guys who wade in areas boats can't get into and do quite well.

I'm a Fenwick guy myself. I throw the A rig with a 5500 C3.

I like 'em all

Guess you were just never meant to bass fish.

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Patience comes to thise who wait... Spent Thursday trying to get an MRI scheduled. Was at the doc yesterday morning. The shoulder is healing fine, but he thinks I have a herniated disc in my neck. I'll grab some pics today when I drop off the rest of the down payment. Won't be in posession of the boat yet. Maybe another week.They're going to install my electronics, and I have to clean out the old boat yet and drop it off so they can sell it and I can have a spot to park the new one. I imagine soiling of the britches will occur shortly. I'll keep you posted. LOL

http://youtu.be/CzzZkkiJMv8 I've got to get another MRI shoulders healing fine but doc thinks I have a herneiated disc in my neck

www.timeonthewater.com Frank Hyla fishes there an awful lot in the spring. I'm having trouble getting on the site but you can search the show archives.

Congrats

You can purchase them from other vendors

For a buck twenty, Fenwick HMG Flippin Stick. It's 7'6" but has a telescopic handle to fit in your rod box.

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After reading the post about your boy, you better not take him with. You'll be buying him a bow and a kayak too, to match yours.

You're getting off cheap. Boat Monkey got me