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I fished the MCC this past Saturday on Wolf Lake in beautiful Yazoo City, Ms. I have a good partner and we weill do better. Got a lot of help from Meatgetter so I "Thjank" him for that. I will tell you one big thing that I learned. Fishing a tournament is totally different that pleasure fishing but a lot of fun too. I met a lot of good people and talked to a lot of good folks.

Even the very best have bad tourneys. Keep trying your day will come.

I kind of figured it would be different, but fun. Glad to hear it. You'll get it figured out. What did you wind up doing on getting two seats up front?

Our tournament experience was about the same. It is a whole different thing than pleasure fishing. Gotta respect the people that can come up with a big stringer on demand.

Stick with it, will make you better fisherman. All you can do is bring your best stringer to the weigh-in and see where it falls. I have and do learn a lot fishing tourneys, cant let it get under your skin. Its fun to see someone with a big stringer come to the scales, more fun when its you but either way fun!!! Have fun with it and learn a ton along the way.
PS: When it ceases to be fun I will quit, lifes too short to be uptite over a fish.

Your welcome don yall did well for yalls first tournament, especially on Wolfe lake that's a tough nut to crack!!!!You got to see for yourself that the people in the mcc is class act

If you want to be successful in tournament fishing, you need a few extra tools. Attachment 173482Attachment 173483Attachment 173484
Not necessarily in this chronological order. :)

Bill you forgot a phone in that tool line up lmbo

Just don't get caught using those spyglasses to watch boats prefishing the Crappiemasters tourneys. It ain't considered sporting...and is pro-hib-ited....I know of somebody that was seen usin'um on the last Washington qualifier......just sayin'. Don't want to see anyone get disqualed.

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If you want to be successful in tournament fishing, you need a few extra tools. Attachment 173482Attachment 173483Attachment 173484
Not necessarily in this chronological order. :)

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I do need some tips for down there, but not on the tournament lakes. We certainly would like to catch some fish somewhere down there and if there was decent fishing somewhere else, we would prefish there. Come tournament day, we are gonna go fishing just like we always do, and if we can help it at all, it ain't gonna be where it is crowded. It would tickle me to death to catch a mess of 10 or 11 inchers.

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Just don't get caught using those spyglasses to watch boats prefishing the Crappiemasters tourneys. It ain't considered sporting...and is pro-hib-ited....I know of somebody that was seen usin'um on the last Washington qualifier......just sayin'. Don't want to see anyone get disqualed.

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Just funnin. I've actually never had em in my boat. I do better from the truck. :):):). Not pre fishin if ya ain't in a boat. I Bird Watch (everybody flipping me the Bird). BWAHAHAHAHAHA

It is actually prohibited to use magnification from a truck to watch a fisherman prefishing. It's ok to use them to check out a lake to see the layout but not to see how someone is fishing if they are prefishing a Crappiemasters tourney. I have confirmed that rule recently. If I am prefishing a tourney I don't want to see someone parked up on the levee with binoculars watching me to see technique and what type of bait I am using and what I am catching. The only time I ever have binocs in my boat is when pleasure fishing on a large lake with other friends on the lake in other boats and I use them to locate where their boats are so we can meet up on the water.....not to spy on anyone.

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Just funnin. I've actually never had em in my boat. I do better from the truck. :):):). Not pre fishin if ya ain't in a boat. I Bird Watch (everybody flipping me the Bird). BWAHAHAHAHAHA

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It is actually prohibited to use magnification from a truck to watch a fisherman prefishing. It's ok to use them to check out a lake to see the layout but not to see how someone is fishing if they are prefishing a Crappiemasters tourney. I have confirmed that rule recently. If I am prefishing a tourney I don't want to see someone parked up on the levee with binoculars watching me to see technique and what type of bait I am using and what I am catching. The only time I ever have binocs in my boat is when pleasure fishing on a large lake with other friends on the lake in other boats and I use them to locate where their boats are so we can meet up on the water.....not to spy on anyone.

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Thanks for the clarification on the rules about magnifying devices. I don't plan to use any Binos or anything else. I just like messin with folks about it. :)

I know you wouldn't think of doing that Bill, LOL! I just didn't want anyone else to get the impression it was ok and then get in trouble on a polygraph.

Thanks, Russ.

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I kind of figured it would be different, but fun. Glad to hear it. You'll get it figured out. What did you wind up doing on getting two seats up front?

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I am working on the Millimium(sp) seats.

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I do need some tips for down there, but not on the tournament lakes. We certainly would like to catch some fish somewhere down there and if there was decent fishing somewhere else, we would prefish there. Come tournament day, we are gonna go fishing just like we always do, and if we can help it at all, it ain't gonna be where it is crowded. It would tickle me to death to catch a mess of 10 or 11 inchers.

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If you need some tips I will be proud to tell you anything I know. You are right about one thing and that is you won't catch a good stringer with a bunch of people around. Our first mistake, won't happen again.

Hey don, one thing to remember try and learn something ever time your on the water and in time it will get easier! !!!!!