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In the first eight months These huge bass were
We had the pleasure of hosting of 2013, there were 10 caught during tournament
John Crews & Ish Monroe
from Virginia & California Pro Elite Bassmaster time in August.... Us locals
Tournaments and, if
know where to fish!
you chose to do other
tournaments, you could
probably fish every
week. The tournament
lakes vary each year
around the country.
2013 tournaments in- Mason from
cluded waters from the Ohio with
St. Lawrence River in
big perch
NY, to Lake Okeecho-
bee FL, to Texas, Okla- August
homa, Arkansas, Alabama,
Georgia, and Lake St. Clair. ners, I’m sure your wife could deal with it.
Continued from Page 10.....Life as a After towing your boat
Professional Fisherman to a tournament, the week in each How the Tournaments Work
city has the same routine for the fisher-
We were lucky enough to have two men…. 3 days of official practice, then 4
of the top Bassmaster Pro Elite fishermen days of tournament… if you make the two Day 1 & 2 - Top 100 fishermen compete
spend a week with us - John Crews with Day 3 – Top 50 fishermen compete
lifetime BASS earnings of $897,977 and John Crews "bagging" his Day 4 – Top 12 fishermen compete
Ish Monroe with lifetime BASS earnings of five fish for the weigh in
Fishermen are to bring in the 5
$1,215,782 at the end of 2013 - Combined, biggest bass they catch during the day …
these two guys won almost $50,000 while smallmouth and/or largemouth. All fish are
staying with us! kept alive and then “bagged” with water for
They were kind enough to spend a total weight weigh in. The fish are then
some of the very little free time they had
giving us some insight of what it’s like put into a boat which then disperses the
fishing for a living, as well as giving some bass in a variety of areas around the lake.
really good fishing tips for us on Lake St.
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One of the fishermen on stage said he
was fishing by the “miracle mile” (a.k.a.
Nautical Mile for us locals) with cigarette
boats flying back and forth by him.
He had his best day because he thought
the bass used his boat as a buoy and were
all hiding out under him for safety.
Tournament Fishing
"Techniques"
There are 4-8 poles on deck, each
with a different lure set up, with 10-15
poles in the locker as back up. They keep
rotating the poles until they find the best
lure. They watch the fish finder at the same
time, and if a bass swims up, they get out
the rod with a “drop shot” and go for that
fish. Our water is so clear here…
Continued on page 14....
Bass are Would you Day 3 of weigh in at Lake St. Clair
returned to want to fish every day Metropark to get to the
the lake after from sun up to sun final 12 with ESPN on hand
down, drive hundreds
weigh in... I of miles to the next ho-
made sure tel, and do it all again
to tell them for a year…ok, there
where my are a few yes’s. One
pro we talked with had
house was
not seen his family in 6
weeks. If you’re one
of the big money win-
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