Tournament Preparation

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Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on April 28, 2009 at 11:41pm

LMAO, I'll be right back I have to go find a tissue....
OK I wiped away the tears.
Can I be the MagicMan now?

Permalink Reply by Brian Walters on April 29, 2009 at 4:47am

3. you mean like slow rolling a white spinnerbait in 90 feet of water is killing them... kinda thing right????? I am going to practice up.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on April 29, 2009 at 8:25am

#7 don't provide baits to the competition the week before even if they are a bestie, because they might beat you with them! #8 Keep your mind off the tournament at all costs until Friday night, It's like a nice long fishing slumber! You'll wake up and feel refreshed. #9 do some yard work plant some nice flowers for the wifey might make up for you being absent for the last few weekends of pre-fish and other tournament obligations. #10 never ever ever talk to a guy named Eric before the tourney it's bad JU JU!!!


Mike I haven't tried the yoga thing, do you have any advice on instructors who can teach me!

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on April 29, 2009 at 9:05am

#11. Keep an eye on your boat before/ during the driver's meeting or someone may write "GOOD LUCK" in felt tip pen on a banana and hide it in your boat. It works every time.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on April 29, 2009 at 9:09am

One of my preparation beliefs that i have stood by for years is .. NO NUKKIE ! FROM THE LADY THE NIGHT BEFORE ! ..lmao.. I need to be a little tense on tourney morning to ensure a good hook set at 6:10am .. But when i get back home she just better pray that i didnt have a bad day on the lake ..lol

Permalink Reply by Mike Bess on April 29, 2009 at 9:42am

Thanks for tip # 10- Eric "Man Child" Delay can be quite distracting. As for the yoga, I have 2 instructors in mind for you but I don't think you would get clearance from your wife.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

#7 don't provide baits to the competition the week before even if they are a bestie, because they might beat you with them! #8 Keep your mind off the tournament at all costs until Friday night, It's like a nice long fishing slumber! You'll wake up and feel refreshed. #9 do some yard work plant some nice flowers for the wifey might make up for you being absent for the last few weekends of pre-fish and other tournament obligations. #10 never ever ever talk to a guy named Eric before the tourney it's bad JU JU!!!


Mike I haven't tried the yoga thing, do you have any advice on instructors who can teach me!

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on April 29, 2009 at 12:21pm

I will typically do laundry, dust, make dinner......all of those things that my wife appreciates. It is both distracting and replenishes what I call the pre-fish bank account. You can't take a withdrawal if you haven't made any deposits. The Nukkie deal is a personal thing. Maybe the lack of works for some of you but not me. The last thing I need is more tension. I also have my assistant pack my schedule as tight as possible the week before and if I don't it ends up being a lost week. Obviously I broke this rule this week or I wouldn't have time to write this.

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on April 29, 2009 at 12:48pm

Smart man Josh, keep the wife on board with the tournament fishing.

Josh Potter said:

I will typically do laundry, dust, make dinner......all of those things that my wife appreciates. It is both distracting and replenishes what I call the pre-fish bank account. You can't take a withdrawal if you haven't made any deposits. The Nukkie deal is a personal thing. Maybe the lack of works for some of you but not me. The last thing I need is more tension. I also have my assistant pack my schedule as tight as possible the week before and if I don't it ends up being a lost week. Obviously I broke this rule this week or I wouldn't have time to write this.

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on April 29, 2009 at 12:52pm

I'll bet you do have two yoga instuctors. I saw you coming out of class wearing your sundress and Birkenstocks the other day. Do you girls eat granola together, read your horoscopes, and watch Whale Wars together too?

Mike Bess said:

Thanks for tip # 10- Eric "Man Child" Delay can be quite distracting. As for the yoga, I have 2 instructors in mind for you but I don't think you would get clearance from your wife.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

#7 don't provide baits to the competition the week before even if they are a bestie, because they might beat you with them! #8 Keep your mind off the tournament at all costs until Friday night, It's like a nice long fishing slumber! You'll wake up and feel refreshed. #9 do some yard work plant some nice flowers for the wifey might make up for you being absent for the last few weekends of pre-fish and other tournament obligations. #10 never ever ever talk to a guy named Eric before the tourney it's bad JU JU!!!


Mike I haven't tried the yoga thing, do you have any advice on instructors who can teach me!

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on April 29, 2009 at 12:54pm

Honestly Eric, It's not the tournament schedule I am protecting. It's the afformentioned night prior to activity I don't want put in jeopardy. I know....pretty pathetic even after 11 years.

Eric DeLay said:

Smart man Josh, keep the wife on board with the tournament fishing.

Josh Potter said:

I will typically do laundry, dust, make dinner......all of those things that my wife appreciates. It is both distracting and replenishes what I call the pre-fish bank account. You can't take a withdrawal if you haven't made any deposits. The Nukkie deal is a personal thing. Maybe the lack of works for some of you but not me. The last thing I need is more tension. I also have my assistant pack my schedule as tight as possible the week before and if I don't it ends up being a lost week. Obviously I broke this rule this week or I wouldn't have time to write this.

Permalink Reply by Abbottola on April 29, 2009 at 2:28pm

Hair of the Dog usually starts the day better

Jon Sessler said:

If you yearn for "Middle of the Pack Finishes" follow the Reimers/Sessler approach:

No Prefish
Drink heavily the night before.
Wake up late
Take two (handfuls) of Advil
Get a shitty boat draw
Blast Off
Try to figure out where you should fish first
Stop the boat as soon as you get cold because you are under dressed
Engage the delayed hangover, since you were still buzzing at blast off.
Nap when the sun comes out.
Congratulate each other for "putting it together" at the last minute
Weigh in a tiny limit (or less)
Load the boat onto the trailer, don't stop in the parking lot for fear someone might ask you how you did (We like to call this the "Dash of Shame")
Strap the boat down a the nearest parking lot and head for home
Start preparing for the next tournament.

Permalink Reply by Mike Matkowski on April 29, 2009 at 7:29pm

Bess, I think you owe Eric an apology. He PM'd me about my prefish. He said he found his own spots, wouldn't bother you on your spots, and in fact was very complementive of his guided trip experience. I am surprised you preemptively struck out and implied eventual wrongdoing on his part. He did however, joke about about the fact that you weren't the sharpest tool in the shed, he convinced you he wasn't in the tourney, outfished you and ate your lunch.

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