Nothing like prefishing for a tournament, finding things that work ONLY in that condition...and having a NASTY coldfront move in and kill the bite. Seems like I can't catch fish during tournaments....

Anyway, read the entire breakdown here:

http://best5zach.blogspot.com/2011/04/wildcat-tournament-1-march-31st-2011.html

I know the feeling. My best advice is just to stay focused and level headed. An old man, who happens to be my fishing partner, told me fishing for money took the fun out of fishing for him. As I told him, don't think about the money or even placing. Just fish like you do when we are hanging out at the lake. Its hard not to focus on the tourney,but if you don't it seems things always go better. Fishing is supposed to be fun. Thats my advice for ya.

However you are right. Putting all that work and effort into something and then having it be for not is rotten as Heck. Its happened to me a bunch.