Who wants to fish a kayak tournament with me?

[Koz]

Over the past few years I've been blessed with connecting with some BR members with both fishing for fun and fishing some tournaments. I'm hoping to do that again this year, so I thought I would post my tentative tournament schedule and see if anyone wants to team up on the water or even share the costs of an AirBnB. Also, as I'm working with Marriott again I can stay at hotels cheap if a hotel is a better option.

 

Native Watercraft Big Bass Power Hour Events

These are unique, one day events where instead of your best 5 fish, ALL of your fish above the limit count. So if you catch 30 fish that meet the minimum length requirements, they all count. But there is also a $1,000 prize every hour for the largest bass caught that hour. My buddy Nate ( @LrgmouthShad ) took home $1,000 at the Lake Fork event last year. The entry fee is only $130.

 

These are the Native Watercraft events I am planning to enter this year:

 

April 12 - Chickamauga Lake, Chattanooga TN

June 21, Lake Guntersville

December 6, Kissimmee FL

 

Bassmaster Kayak Series

Earlier this year I fished the Bassmaster event at Kissimmee and met up with @FryDog62 and he made the great point that the teams of 5-6 anglers that enter these events have a huge advantage because they can spread out over the water during practice and then report back to each other.

 

The Bassmaster schedule is spread out all over the country this year, and that limits how many I can enter. I wanted to do the Toledo Bend event in the fall, but that's a busy time for the two new hotels that I am opening this summer. So it looks like the only other event I might make is:

 

April 26 - 27, Dale Hollow, Byrdstown TN
 

The entry fee is just under $300 and you need to have a BASS membership.

 

Local Fishing

I'm moving to the Perry GA area soon and with that I'm close to Blackshear, Tobesofkee, Flat Creek PFA, Ocmulgee PFA, and a few smaller lakes with boat ramps in this area. But I don't mind traveling a few hours to fish somewhere else.

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[TnRiver46]

Nate is a troublemaker……..

 

sounds fun but too rich for my blood 

[LrgmouthShad]

I recommend the Native Watercraft No Limit tournaments. The directors work hard to protect the legitimacy of their tournaments and diligently investigate any potential angler misconduct. I had more fun than I expected

[Koz]

8 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

I recommend the Native Watercraft No Limit tournaments. The directors work hard to protect the legitimacy of their tournaments and diligently investigate any potential angler misconduct. I had more fun than I expected

Easy to say when you walk off with a thousand bucks 😁

 

But you are correct - that was fun. I heard that the Kayak Adventure Series tournament in Ocala was a blast, especially the events off the water. I missed that one, and the remainder of those 2025 events are too faraway for me to consider.

[FryDog62]

Work schedule permitting - I'm hoping to fish Dale Hollow so stay tuned 👍