Great advice, I am just starting out as a co angler this year and was hoping to fish a couple of tourneys in 2014 and then go full season in 2015. Struck out on the ABA Texas SE but I am on the waiting list for the BFL Cowboy, I registered 7 weeks early so I really hope I get to fish. I have been reading allot on what to expect as a co angler and this is great information. I noticed that you pay for fuel up front, most articles I have read mentioned paying at the end??