Declassified: Banks Lake Prespawn – Part 1
Being a retired tournament angler, I thought it might be of some interest to begin to share a tell-all series on lessons learned from past tournaments…
Category: Tournament Fishing
Goin’ Pro
Leaving Omak towards Oroville, we had a boat, fishing skills and the baits needed to launch our Pro careers. What could go wrong???
Finding Your Way in the Maze: Why Structure and Cover Matter
I want to talk a bit about something I don’t think I’ve ever seen brought up when it comes to bass fishing. That’s the idea…
Coaching Tournament Anglers – Lake Havasu FLW Costa
Put me in Coach: Months ago, I was sitting in Don Hogue’s kitchen with some confusion and intrigue associated with his goals for Game Over…
Difficult Decision-Positive Results – Part 1
Looking to improve your skill set and knowledge of fishing? Of course you are. You might want to think about spending some time on the…
Using Lean Principles to Catch More Fish
Regardless of your species of choice, it’s really easy to get caught up in the hot lure, color or technique of the day. Fishing magazines,…
How to Win for Losing – Tournament Beat Downs
Thinking man’s game I feel like tournament fishing relates very closely to major league hitting. Both of them share the same rhythms in preparation, prediction…
The 80-20 Rule of Bass Fishing
If you are not familiar with the 80-20 rule, it goes something like this: 80% of the effects come from just 20% of the causes.…
Talkin ’bout Practice
Before I start on what admittedly is a bit of a ramble… Let’s start with this. It’s worth another look, if you haven’t already seen…
Dump me not.
It’s something the majority of us have done. Your tournament day didn’t go as planned, and if you could weigh 25 fish with the…
The one that didn’t get away, twice.
Tournament Decision Making, the Good, the Bad and Ugly…. Being my first post with Game Over Angling, I feel I should explain myself a…