| An essential key to success in any bass fishing | | | | crankbait ideal for the depth of water we are |
| tournament is having the right tackle to use. | | | | fishing, (ask the boater what his plans are), A |
| Selecting your tournament tackle is half the fun in | | | | worm/jig being careful to research good colors |
| the sport, and it's usually what keeps us bass | | | | for the place we're fishing and water clarity, and |
| fisherman awake all night before the tournament! | | | | either a top water bait for instances when I see |
| So I wanted to give a few tips when selected | | | | bait fish breaking, or early in the morning. |
| your tournament day tackle, to help make the | | | | If you then fill each of your three tackle boxes |
| process more fun, effective, and successful to | | | | with great back ups for each type of fishing, you |
| help you put the green ones in the livewell quick! | | | | can cover lots of water, lots of diverse water, |
| The first thing you should consider is how much | | | | and be equipped to fish the style your boater |
| room do you have? If you are going as a non | | | | plans on fishing without having to re tie your lures |
| boater, you probably only have room for 3 rods | | | | all day. Given you might re tie a handful of times, |
| and one big tackle bag. To show respect to the | | | | but keep in mind that when you are selecting |
| boater you are riding with, you should be as | | | | your tournament tackle, boater or non boater, |
| organized as possible, in order to keep the boat | | | | less can be more Remember to consider all |
| maneuverable during the day. I'm off the school | | | | conditions, and be flexible. Choosing lures that can |
| that believes sticking with a few solid, time tested | | | | be fished in several conditions is wise. |
| lures, through out the day will put more fish in the | | | | As for rod selection, I usually bring 2 6.6' medium |
| boat than switching lures every 10 minutes. So | | | | action rods because I can do anything with them, |
| this holds more true for the non boater who has | | | | and maybe one flipping stick. Remember to pack |
| less tackle they can bring. | | | | plenty of snacks for your boater/non boater. |
| I bring 3 tackle boxes. Crankbaits, worms & | | | | Believe it or not, good manners will put more fish |
| hooks, and handful of top water baits. Spinner | | | | in the boat. Getting along with your boating |
| baits I place in zip lock baggies to go into the side | | | | companion makes all the difference in the world! |
| pouch of my tackle bag. One rod is rigged with a | | | | |