auburntiger7231

Thanks again for all the great info and tips. I will be fishing an unfamiliar lake this week but one that is part of the same river that makes up my home lake. It should be a challenge because due to work I will have no practice time. At this point i'm hoping for even the smallest of victories. If I weighed one fish it would please me. I can't go anywhere but up.

It really isn't so much that I like to fish slow the most. I really really enjoy a faster approach and have been trying to crank more. I have just had way more luck fishing a c rig or a jig. I have had problems not really watching my boater as to which targets he missed or didn't fish well. I have also spent most of my bass fishing fishing visible structure or "humps" surrounded by deep water. I know I don't spend much time fishing the opposite side of the boat or even the back. Especially if i'm not boating fish. 99% of my time is spent fishing the same side as my boater. This may be a very good change for me if I can stick to it. My current approach sure isn't working. You all have been a really big help!!

Thanks a bunch for the tips guys. I actually work at the lake that we fish most of our tournaments on. I make it a point to get any and all info possible as to what, when, and where, the fish may be biting. I have tried to stick to my strengths and what I do best which is a slow methodical approach. It just hasn't happened for me. The last tournament I did a good deal of crankbait fishing, which I haven't done much of. Missed a 5 lber that threw my bait about 10 feet from the boat, had some nice size "chasers" that wanted to bite and run right at the boat, and then caught a 5 lb catfish on a CRANKBAIT!!!!! Talk about dissapointment. lol I do start to feel the pressure after a few hours of no luck. And WAR EAGLE to you too good sir!!!!

I recently joined a bass fishing club and have now fished 2 tournaments. Both tournaments I have weighed in a total of 0 lbs. Each day it's been more of the same. My boater reels em in while I catch a 10" bass here and there and nothing big enough to weigh. I have been bass fishing for 30 years and THOUGHT I knew a little something about the sport. I always felt that if we got on the fish I could catch them. Apparently not. I now have no confidence in my ability to even catch one keeper. I try everything I know to do and always have a plan come tourney day. It's been a disaster and chasing this life long dream has been nothing short of painful. Anybody out there have some sound advice that might help me? I'm just scratching my head at this point.