With having a little more time on my hands this coming year I plan on fishing a few tournaments.  Does anyone know where I can find fishing tournaments in Kentucky?  I am a member of B.A.S.S. , but don't know the first thing about tournament fishing.  I guess you could say I'm pretty green.  

Hey Lucky ... here is a web site that lists all that are registered in the state .... it will change a lot over the next 2 months as schedules get complete .... check it out

http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/navigation.asp?cid=143&NavPath=C101

Thanks for the link.  

If you have a boat look at the wildcat and Midwest tournies these are very low cost and great places to start. they both are team tournies also. if you dont have a boat then look at becoming a member of FLw and fish the BFL's in the lbl series or the Bassmaster weekend series they both have the positive and negatives i fished the bfls and really like them but sometimes its hard to get in them without a boater this  has a for sure spot. and the Weekend series i know one of the guys that runs it and went to a few weigh ins and is a very smooth operations and usually not your huge turn out as in the BFL's.

If you have any questions about any of them let me know and i will try to help answer them.

If you have a boat look at the wildcat and Midwest tournies these are very low cost and great places to start. they both are team tournies also. if you dont have a boat then look at becoming a member of FLw and fish the BFL's in the lbl series or the Bassmaster weekend series they both have the positive and negatives i fished the bfls and really like them but sometimes its hard to get in them without a boater this  has a for sure spot. and the Weekend series i know one of the guys that runs it and went to a few weigh ins and is a very smooth operations and usually not your huge turn out as in the BFL's.

If you have any questions about any of them let me know and i will try to help answer them.

Let's assume I know nothing about entering or fishing a tournament.   ;D

Like I said, I am a member of BASS, but I don't know the first thing about tournament schedules, guidelines, etc...

I do have a boat.  

Could my wife fish as my partner?  We make a pretty mean team.    Our last day at Lake Malone we caught a combined weight of 56 lbs. for 10 fish.  We were just having fun.  

If men and women have to fish separate I could take on a non-boater for a partner in the tournament.  

I know next to nothing about tournament fishing.  I need some direction.  

In the wildcat and Midwest you pick you partner(so wife, father mother son daughter, or brother anyone or you can fish alone is fine). And you and you partners weight ( best 5 fish) is combined as a boat not as an individual..

in the BFL and BASS weekend series you name is randomly drawn to either be put with a boater or a co angler. And your weight are totally your own so what you catch is yours and what they catch is theres( best 5 fish)

I hope this helps. If you have anymore questions let me know...