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Competition Heats Up in Competitive Fishing
By H. Armstrong When fishing competitively for bass
Bissonnette says the first thing you
Bobby Bissonnette has been fishing want to do is go out early in the morning
tournaments and derbies for over 20 when the bass are moving and catch
years. When asked the difference your limit. Even, if they are small, you
between a tournament and a derby get your confidence up. When fishing
Bissonnette explained that a derby in new areas, he suggests talking the
is a local event that anyone can local fishermen and the tackle store
enter. Tournament fishing is more workers they will tell you what they
sophisticated. He explained points are catch, how and where.
accumulated in tournaments and it costs According to Bissonnette there is
more money to enter but the prizes are one secret to being successful.
also larger. “Think like a fish.”
Although Bissonnette enjoys
competing in both tournament and
derbies, he enters more derbies. “Not
as many tournaments anymore because
they cost an arm and a leg and you need
good sponsors,” says Bissonnette.
Getting sponsors is not easy. He
Bobby Bissonnette displays two tournament worthy Walleye, caught
explains a lot of tournaments need to on opening day of walleye season.
be entered and won. You also need Submitted Photo
to get your name out there and be a
good spokesperson. “When people see at competitive fishing he entered a local professionals’, and the amateur gets
that and they say, “He’s a winner. We derby. Bissonnette was hooked. “Just to fish from the professional’s boat.
should go talk to him about promoting competing against other people gets There are specific prizes only for the
our product,” says Bissonnette. your “Mojo” going.” amateurs. “It’s a good way to learn,”
Bissonnette says he became Entering a Pro-Am (professional/ says Bissonnette. “You’re learning
interested in entering derbies and amateur) tournament is the best way from the pros: What they’re using Happiness is catching your very
first fish. Tyler St Louis 6 proudly
tournaments when he heard his friends to learn about tournament fishing. (equipment), what kind of structure shows the small bass he caught.
talking about them. For his first attempt The entrance fees are less than the they’re using, where they look.” photo by H. Armstrong
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