I have not fished many tourneys in the last two years, but I have been fishing hard, trying to learn the things I need to know. I plan on fishing at the club level. It is a club in St Charles. There are some good fisherman in there and they will be tough to beat.

I fished several tourneys two years ago in there. I fished one as the boater by myself that year and I finished 2nd team/2nd individual. I picked the spots as a non-boater in the classic and we finished 2nd team/ 1st individual. I had some other good tourneys as a non-boater as well.

The club fishes 3 at LOZ and 3 at MT and another at Truman, Pomme or whatever one they vote on (usually 7 or 8 altogether). You can not be a guide or live within 50 miles of the lakes. We can fish up to 3 tourneys if you become a member of the club (30.00 entry fee) and only one as a nonmember.

What I am looking for is a non-boater that can fish. I am all about winning. Now I am not crazy (well maybe a little) nor a sore loser. I just want to win. I don't fish for 'fun'. But it is a team tourney and both of us need to put fish in the boat. I am considerate as the boater. I try not to be a jerk. I do not have a fancy boat or a big engine, but I can find the biting fish often enough. Let me know if you are interested. Thank you.

Sounds like you're good enough to do it all on your own

Why don't you just ask for some to tend the net for you?

I'm definitely not that good.  In fact, there has been times where I laid the goose egg. So if there is someone else that is good then when I struggle, which will happen, maybe they will know what to do. Besides, it's a team event. The team gets 5 bass limit apiece, totalling 10. By myself, I would only get 5.

It's a bass club. Most guys in there are bank beaters. They are competitive, but are just having fun (nothing wrong with that). Winning at the club level isn't as big of an accomplishment to me, yet. My goals are much bigger.

In addition to the club tourneys, if I get good enough to fish BWS or other bigger circuits, or even open tournies, I will need a good partner.

Wish you were closer, I'm always looking for someone to fish with..  I fish out of the local club from Macon..  We fish 3 or 4 at Mark Twain each year, I'm starting to really like that lake..  Wanting to fish BWS next year too..  Several of our club guys fish it and do pretty good..  

Yeah, I like Mark Twain as well. The best I ever finished there was 6th as a nonboater. That particular tourney, I was fishing with the defending AOY out of his Skeeter and he didn't land a keeper. Go figure. Later that year with the same guy, roles were reversed. He caught all the keepers and we finished 1st. He had a technique that only worked with a couple brands of crankbaits, and wouldn't you know, I didn't have any. Even when he eventually gave me one, the technique had to be so precise to be successful. I struggled with it and didn't fair to well. But it was a very valuable lesson.

You got PM.

Later,