What kind of boats?

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Can people use any kind of boat in a tournament?  How about a John Boat with a 15hp Johnson?  Or a John Boat with a trolling motor?  A center console?  I mean, all I see are bass boats in the local tournaments. I wonder if a guy with a little ten foot JB with a TM stayed in a couple spots all day and kept a winning limit in hot homemade live well. Do different tourneys have different power rules on boats and design?  Or is it primarily whatever sacked floats you can enter?

[slonezp]

Some clubs have HP and length restrictions. All clubs require an operating livewell. They also require insurance but many are lax on enforcement.

[Mike L]

Some won't allow a boat with tiller either. It's best if you just check the club/tournament rules to see what's allowed or not. If you have any doubts contact the tounament director and ask him. 

 

 

Mike 

[BuckMaxx]

You can prefish out if it then go as a non boater several I know do that

[Bluebasser86]

I fished local weeknight tournaments out of a 15' johnboat with a 15hp tiller drive and no working livewell. It was a catch and release format similar to MLF. Before that it was a 16' Lowe Roughneck with a 60hp.

[gardnerjigman]

Just depends on the tournament. Most jackpot style ones you can fish in anything. I've seen scamps to pontoons. Just check tournament regs.