Anyone fishing the Coffeen Lake IL tournaments

[Fishie]

Wish I could figure out how to get in on one of these tournaments and find a partner who does these. I want to try a tournament and I figure I should start out smaller.

[IllinoisBasser]

I fish Coffeen tournaments about once a month.

Unless you have a boat, it's tough finding a boater.

These are all team tourny's. The best suggestion i

can offer if you are a non-boater like myself is

put an ad on the wall at your nearest tackleshop.

I joined a bass club here in Belleville,i found a

guy who wanted to fish some tournys out there

and couldn't find a partner. Now that i think about it,

finding a local bass club might be your best option.

                  Good luck to you,

                          Tom

[IllinoisBasser]

If you are a boater,there are 3 tourny circuits out there right now.

1. Big John Winkelman's-It's about 60 bucks a boat.

2. Gene Cailey's- I believe it's the same as above, or a little cheaper.

3. Bass World Sports- Is about 160 bucks a boat.

Coffeen is a great lake to fish,and it also has a max. horsepower of 25.

[Fishie]

Yep don't have a boat. I guess I will have to find a guy somewhere with a boat that would like to fish these. Coffeen lake is about a hour away from me and I would like to try these.