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Kind of off season to post this but, opening day each year my bass club holds a bass tournament. The ice here might be out from anywhere from a month to a couple of days. This year ice had been off for for about a week and a half. Pre-fishing is out since its opening day. The rules state that entrants can't be on the water for the week before the tournament so even scouting is out. My partner and I spent the day mostly throwing x-raps but had limited success. How would you guys go about fishing this tournament.

Its law here where I live in Manitoba,Canada that all barbs be pinched. I've found that you do tend to lose a lot of bass on jumps where there is more of a chance for your line to go slack. I don't go barbless when I have a choice. It may be easier to remove a hook but its not hard to cut one if its too hard to get out. Barbless isn't so bad if the hook is in your thumb though

Hello everyone, I just found the forum. I fish bass quite a bit mostly on Lake of the woods in Ontario. I also fish a lot of muskie and some walleye. I entered my first tournament this summer and really enjoyed it, but I need to become a better bass fisherman if I want to do better.