Northwest Reel Life April 2024 Volume 3 Issue 7 - Flipbook - Page 24
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SMALL MOUTH
BASS
TRIPS ON THE
DWORSHAK
RESERVOIR
& SNAKE RIVERS
Enter to WIN a
FISHING TRIP for 2
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R E E LT I M E F I S H I N G .C O M
It’s a tough way to break in
because there is invariably
a huge learning curve when
it comes to tournament
fishing that improves with
on-the-water experience.
It is something that can’t
be overcome by watching
YouTube videos about bass
fishing.
Another barrier to anglers
wanting to get into the
tournament scene is the
best anglers also have the
best electronics, boats, 250
HP outboards, Power Poles,
forward-facing sonar, and
more. In other words, they
spend a bunch of money
on equipment that may
give them an edge over
their competition.
HOW A BIG BASS
TOURNAMENT WORKS
Big Bass tournaments
are a completely different
animal from a standard
bass tournament. They
are almost always open
vs. club tournaments,
meaning any angler can
compete and you don’t
have to be a member of the
specific club putting on the
tournament. The goal of a
Big Bass tournament is to
catch the biggest bass and
the payouts can be huge.
Northwest Bass and Nixon’s
Marine team up to give
away a new bass boat to
one of the hourly winners.
What is an hourly winner?
That would be the biggest
bass caught over an hourlong period throughout
the tournament. During
the Northwest Bass
tournament I participated
in, some 100 teams were
competing, and seven
hourly winners. Each hourly
winner was given a key and
one by one, the team would
get into the giveaway boat
and turn the key to start the
engine. One of the seven
keys works, the other six
do not and it’s an exciting
event to watch at the end
of the day.
