I plan on fishing the FLW BFL Great Lakes division Mississippi Tournament, either the May or July one.  When should I resgester and I would like some advice as a co-angler as far as what to expect?

Register as soon as you possibly can for the best chance to get in, lot's of Cos fish that division.  As far as what to expect, it will depend who you draw.  Some simply amazing fishermen as well as a few clueless knuckleheads.  For the most part, the people are great.  I fished that division as a Co for several years and only had 1 guys that I drew who really backboated me, and one other guy who wouldn't consider listening o the guy in the back of the boat.  Every single other partner I drew was great to fish with and a couple really helped me learn new techniques as well.

 

As for those tournaments, the one in May at LaCrosse will be a slugfest. Big smallie will probably dominate at that early one, but you could see someone get on some big prespawn largemouth too.  There's a chance for somebody to crack 20 pounds one of these years (I beliueve a guy had 19 1/2 last year or the one before).

 

June at Winneconne is a fun one because it's hard to say what you'll be doing.  Quite a few guys go flip docks and cane beds up the wolf river, another big group will find offshore humps for smallmouth, and another group will find the slop and frog fish most of the day.  I'd say more often than not it gets won on a combination of frogging and dragging a tube.  Lots of fish to be had but it can be hard to find the right size at times.  Boater side will probably take 16-17 pounds to win.