I belong to the Canadian Bass Anglers Federation . Its a great organization that enables anglers interested in getting involved in tournament fishing an opportunity to get their feet wet at a reduce cost. In addition, the opportunity for those who don't have boats to be paired up with some accomplished anglers and learn the ropes so to speak.
The CBAF had their main year-end event called the federation cup on Bay of Quinte(BoQ). Its a great event with plenty of socializing with other members and more importantly, a lot of fishing. BoQ is a great fishery. Its not uncommon to hook over 30 largemouth in a day.
I headed out for a few days of pre-fish and located a number of great spots. Unfortunately I used last years experience of multiple hook-ups and stung alot of fish thinking that I'd clear a away the 2-3 pounders as an 18 pound bag per day is generally required to finish respectably. That plan didn't entirely work out. The lake had the signs of turnover and the fish were scattered. Not to mention the weather had a significant negative impact on the bites. Lets just say I had a fantastic pre-fish but not so good event. I finished 47th out of 79 boats with a two day total of 20.53 lbs. I stung just way to many fish on pre-fish. Ah well, great learning.
