Maybe I'm nuts

[evilstepdad]

Hello,

Spent 4 day's camping and boating over on ten mile lake here in Oregon and had a blast. To be honest if I would have known that the pontoon boat felt that good to be out on my wife and I would have got one a long long time ago.

Caught a few fish and I got to thinking that I wouldn't mind entering a fishing tournament. I asked my wife if she would do it with me but she doesn't think so lol. I did tell her that she was the first one to catch a fish on that boat so she was almost obligated but she wasn't buying it.

I have asked one of my sons and apparently he remembered that he was the only one who didn't catch a fish. He actually caught one but I kid you not the fish was about 1inch long lol. looked really small as he held it as he is 6'3" and 310 pounds. I don't know if he is in or not but I did use the old there is nowhere to go but up logic on him

So here is a question for all you pontoon boat owners out there, have any of you actually fished in a fishing tournament using your pontoon boat?

I explained it to my son like this, it will cost a few bucks to get in and the boat might look a little out of place but we can still go fishing. The tournament is just an added part of the day or weekend. We will just cruise along and fish when we want and kick back when we want and just take it all in. Don't get me wrong I would want to win but at this point in life I have my own speed lol.

Let me know if you have done this and how it went for you.

Thanks

 

[Grub54891]

Never done a tournament, but if it floats, you can fish. When I lived down in central wi, a guy I knew was at a tournament, bass boat and all. It had been raining hard all week and the campground flooded, So one morning he was standing on a picnic table fishing. He caught the biggest Musky, and won the tournament! Prize was a new bass boat. Just goes to show, you only need to be in the water in some way.

 

[HotTommy]

My nephew is a serious and occasionally competitive bass fisherman here in Alabama. He uses a typical bass boat with a large motor that tops out around 60 MPH. Apparently, truly serious fisherman in tournaments arrive days in advance and scout out the best spots. They then race to those spots on the day of competition. Faster boats let you get to the hot spots first and let you fish longer before you race back to the docks at the end of the day. ... If you want to compete with the big boys here in the south, a slow boat is not the way to go. But if you just want to enjoy the day and camaraderie of being with others who share you passion for fishing, I don't see why it would matter what kind of boat you used. Personally, I would take the shade of a pontoon boat over the speed of a bass boat every time. But then I'm not into fishing.

 

[evilstepdad]

You mean those guys in those tournaments that have those really fast Bass boats that will get across the lake 100 times faster than my pontoon boat? We are talking about the same serious guys who do this and come in for the weigh in and put up 2 fish weighing 3 pounds See it on the tv all the time where all these guys jet across the lake to that magic spot and there is no magic.

You are right on when you say you will take the shade. I won't just sit in the shade and I will be fishing just not at their pace. Knowledge, skill and the one that counts the most...LUCK is what I am counting on .

I'll let the big boys go for the gusto and I will just enjoy the day. Now I just need to convince my son lol.

 

[mxcobra]

Once you really get into fishing, and learn to catch fish by the numbers at any given time. The realization is made, that luck has nothing to do with fishing. yeah dude do it sounds fun.

 

[HotTommy]

I look at professional bass fishing sort of like professional poker. Yes, there is an element of luck that varies from day to day. But there is also a reason why the same few people keep showing up as the top winners - knowledge and skill. .... I saw a great t-shirt recently. It said, "The key to fishing is to fish where the fish are." A big part of the knowledge part is knowing where the fish are most likely to be.

 

[Reel Kahuna]

... "The key to fishing is to fish where the fish are."...

So that's what I've been doing wrong LOL.

 

[tlombard]

You mean that my dad probably shouldn't try fishing off of a boat that is tied up with 8 others in the middle of a cove full of people swimming and stereos playing music?

Huh. Learn something new every day. He actually does catch fish but with a worm and always small after he lets the pole sit there for hours while he drinks and visits with people. He'll eventually remember about the pole, reel in a tiny fish and then toss the fish back and put the pole away for the rest of the day. I don't get it but it makes him happy so whatever!

 

[Silver Eagle]

I always thought it was the bait not the boat that caught the fish..I fish for the fun of it . I get up when want eat breakfast , checkout my equipment then I take my pontoon boat out and go fishing . Keep an eye out for the birds. They will tell you where the fish are feeding.Take your time ,it's not like you have to be first ,just the most.