What do you guys eat during a tournament?

[corn-on-the-rob]

lunch meat sandwiches, gatorades, and pop tarts are the only things ever on the boat.

[Skeeter Dan]

Spam and Crackers, Beef Jerky, Water and Diet Coke.

 

[WIGuide]

I usually cap my breakfast off with a monster on the ride to the tourney. Helps keep me sharper considering how early we have to get up sometimes. For food/drink, I'll take a mix of Gatorade and water, a meal replacement shake (ensure or generic) and a payday/100 grand/ or nut roll. During tournaments I want to be efficient as possible so I go bare bones but keep just enough to prevent my metabolism from slowing down and to keep me energized. If I'm not fishing a tournament, I'll take some Nature Valley snacks with too. Their breakfast biscuts are good, as well as their granola bars and breakfast on the go packs that have nuts and dried fruit. I might take a sandwich or two, but the other is what you'll find in my boat day in and day out. 

[ww2farmer]

I used to NOT eat during an 8 hour tournament at all, but over the last couple years, I find it's a must. Especially  since I started doing it my energy levels are up at the end of the day, and other assorted things like a headache or losing my concentration during a tough grind are gone. I usually have a PB&J sandwich, some beef jerky,a granola bar and/or a small bag of nuts like roasted almonds,and I really like a little fruit mixed in, my favorites are the little "Halos" manderian oranges, along with plenty of water, and at least one bottle of Gatoraid if it it's hot out. I avoid drinking soda on the water, but I keep a bottle with my along with some tylenol in case I do get a headache. I try to make sure I have ate BEFORE we start too, a quick bowl of unsweetened cereal before I leave the house in the morning usually does the trick. That 8 hours of fishing is only part of the day for me, most tournament days for me are 12-14 hours since I run most of the tournaments I fish in. It's not good to be active that long with out something to eat...........even though I have plenty of "reserves" LOL.....still have to put gas in the tank.

[Sam]

Protein. You need protein to keep up your energy level.

A PB&J sandwich or just a peanut butter sandwich hits the spot.

You can snack on them; have one or two for lunch; have one on the way home.

No worry about having them on ice and they are easy to store.

Whatever you decide to do make it a strong protein snack.

Carbs will put you to sleep as will sugar so avoid the sugar drinks and hit the water.

[Airman4754]

I eat a protein bar before we launch. I take two cliff bars, a 32oz Gatorade, and 32oz water. I eat and drink when the big motor is running. 

[WPCfishing]

Gatorade, Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches. Good energy, no heart burn.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Some kind of mix of carbs and protein along with water or Gatorade. Pbj works but I get tired of it. 

[lmoore]

To add a little tip to this.  I find that if I wrap a sandwich in paper towels before putting it in the ziplock, it won't get quite so soggy in the cooler.  Worth a try if you like to eat sandwiches. 

 

I used to do like ww2 and not eat or drink anything during tournaments, but I was fishing one time and went to jump to the trolling motor and nearly passed out.  Have always made a point to sit and eat something and drink plenty of water since then.

[Bass newb]

29 minutes ago, lmoore said:

To add a little tip to this.  I find that if I wrap a sandwich in paper towels before putting it in the ziplock, it won't get quite so soggy in the cooler.  Worth a try if you like to eat sandwiches. 

 

I used to do like ww2 and not eat or drink anything during tournaments, but I was fishing one time and went to jump to the trolling motor and nearly passed out.  Have always made a point to sit and eat something and drink plenty of water since then.

Keep the bread separate from the cheese, meat, and condiments yo. That's how you keep it fresh.

[junyer357]

I have recently began using just good deli meat, cheese and wrapping it in tortilla bread. I found that if a use a good quality deli meat, i can skip condiments and it stays fresher without soggyness. I stole the idea from a prepackaged in the store by the deli meat packages called rev wrap. I will definitly be taking a few on long trips out this year. 

[lmoore]

1 hour ago, Bass newb said:

Keep the bread separate from the cheese, meat, and condiments yo. That's how you keep it fresh.

Like the idea, but I have a hard enough time reminding myself to stop and eat, I don't think I'll be taking the time to set up a Subway in the boat

[gulfcaptain]

I eat a big dinner, then have a pack of donunts and a Low Carb Monster with plenty of water through the day.  No need to eat, need to get rid of them calories from the dinner before.  We can live for 8 hrs without eating, staying hydrated is much more important.  But if you must eat I like the cold pizza idea.

[Bass newb]

9 hours ago, lmoore said:

Like the idea, but I have a hard enough time reminding myself to stop and eat, I don't think I'll be taking the time to set up a Subway in the boat

It ain't all that. You're making it more complicated tban necessary. Bread in one container, then fold up all your meat and cheese and whatever in another. Skip the condiments if you need to. Bread doesn't  keep well with crap on it.

[ethan-333]

poptart on the drive. and a bag of powdered donuts throughout the day usually does the trick. and lots of water

[Spankey]

I eat about the same things as most on here are eating. I just stay away from caffines, chocolate, ice tea and stuff like that. That stuff and the sun give me a headache.

[dave]

A bit of advice on the mighty PB & J,  spread the peanut butter on BOTH slices of the bread.

You're welcome.

[BigSkyBasser]

A redbull on my way to the ramp and some cheap jerky. I have a really hard time remembering to eat when I'm fishing, so I'll try to stuff my face while we're making a run between spots.

[Lawsonfishing1]

I normally have a monster with the screw on lid a gaterade or two an a ham sandwich. an maybe a left over buisquts from hardes that I stuffed in my pocket on the way to the lake.

 

[Fishes in trees]

On a fishing day, I generally have a slice or two of Casey's Breakfast Pizza and coffee.   One the way, I will stop and buy a whole Subway Sandwich ( or its equivalent)   Current favorite is a Subway club on wheat with plenty of veggies and mayo.  Package it in 2 parts in zip lock bags in the cooler.   Be real certain to seal the sip locks prior to putting them in the cooler.     Cooler also contains a 6 pack of decent beer, currently Founders All Day IPA or Shiner Ruby Redbird are favorites.   Water is stocked in the cooler at a ratio of 2 waters for every beer and I try to stay with that as I start consuming liquids.   If I'm on the water by 8 or so I try to eat lunch around noon.   If it is summertime and I won't be taking out until dark thirty, I'll eat the other half of the sandwich.  I lay off on the barley pop about an hour and a half prior to taking out.

On the way home from the lake I frequently stop to eat.   There are a couple of decent BBQ restaurants on the way home.   1 very good Mexican restaurant ( yes, there is such a thing as good mexican food, as compared to average mexican restaurant food)   Sometimes the snack bar in a bowling alley gets the call, primarily because they have a big parking lot and sometimes parking is an issue when pulling your boat home.   That particular bowling alley snack bar makes a mean breaded tenderloin sandwich and deep fried mushrooms.

[Master Bait'r]

I have a tip for you PB&J guys.  Use two eggo waffles as the bread- the little squares hold it in real nice and the waffles keep it from getting soggy throughout the day.  

 

As as for my favorite boat eats, I usually go for granola bars, jerky, cookies fruit snacks and lots of water- things I can snack on quickly.  I absolutely hate energy drinks like monster though- they make me want to hurl.  Too sugary and weird tasting for me.  If I had a bigger cooler though, I'd have a peanut butter and banana (or other fruits) smoothie or three on ice, nothing beats them for flavor and refreshment, and you can down one in about 20 seconds.  

[crypt]

monster rehab in the morning,I hate coffee. power bar.plenty of water.snack on fruit and then another power bar at lunch.eat healthy feel good longer. 

[heavyduty]

Nabs, trail mix, jerky. Usually eat a breakfast sandwich on the way. A good pick me up during hot days is a frozen 8-10oz cran grape bottle, they come in a six pack. Freeze them, keep in cooler, and by midday they are slushy and hit the spot!

[A-Jay]

But I use Lite Mayo ~

A-Jay