The 11th annual Durant Main Street Bass Tournament took place on the weekend of Saturday May 8, 2010 from Alberta Creek Marina on Lake Texoma. This team event received a guaranteed first place in the amount of at least $ 1,000. Tournament hours were from 6:30 to 3:00, and trolling was allowed. Cookware was also provided to Holiday Chevrolet for all participants after weighing.
Quite often, I write about fishing tournaments, assuming that most readers understand the rules, different divisions and unique vocabulary. So I thought that I would take the time to explain some of them to a non-angler tournament.
Most bass tournaments are either a team (two anglers) or individual competitions in which anglers participate in competitions for the best stringer of five fish of any combination of cattle, spotted or small bass for a given time (usually 8 hours). During the competition, participants are allowed to select fish. Rejection means discarding smaller fish that have been eaten and replacing them with larger fish. Almost all local club tournaments are team tournaments in which tournaments are held exclusively individually.
Each bass tournament has a basic set of rules, which are usually similar. These include: only using artificial baits, without catching at a certain distance from another boat, the fish must be prepared on the rod and reel during the tournament hours (not tying the previously caught fish) without adding artificial weight to the fish Participants must be on the spot on time.
However, in some tournaments there are certain rules that include: places on the lake that are out of limits, time frames leading to a tournament that is out of limits or how tournaments start. Most pro-tournaments and several larger teams begin with a morning “take-off” at the weigh-in area (usually a boat ramp or marina). In these competitions, teams or people draw for their takeoff. Then the tournament official will be placed in the harbor and shout out every boat number.
Other tournaments use the term “trailering” to start their events. In this case, the fishermen can use any public boat on the lake before the tournament and the motor to their original place. However, participants can not quit until the official start time. Trailing is useful in inclement weather, so anglers can fish in sheltered bays. It also helps save money on gasoline.
Fish care is always a priority, regardless of the level of the tournament. All boats must have working showers (tanks that are carbonated to keep the bass alive) so that the bass is unharmed and released to do it again. High penalties are imposed on teams or people who weigh dead fish.
Currently there are two main / professional bass tournament schemes: BASS and FLW. Each of them has different individual sections depending on the level of fishermen and the entrance fee. The main division of BASS is the Elite series, which is represented on ESPN. To qualify for this level, the fisherman must finish in the top five of one of the three Open Pistes. BASS also has the Weekender and Bass Federation series (consisting of bass clubs) for less experienced anglers. BASS World Championship - Bassmaster Classic. Anglers should be eligible for this event through one of their units.
The FLW consists of five divisions from top to bottom: FLW Tour, FLW Series, American Series, Bass Fishing League and Bass Federation. The Forest Wood Cup is a FLW championship that pays the winner $ 500,000.
