Hey TonyYes it is true that you cn't keep your fish in a livewell full of water or alive. But you can keep them in the livewell with the proper icedown techniques. This has made everyone level on how to handle fish.
Quote from: getitwet on September 25, 2012, 10:34:21 amHey TonyYes it is true that you cn't keep your fish in a livewell full of water or alive. But you can keep them in the livewell with the proper icedown techniques. This has made everyone level on how to handle fish.For a newbie, what is the main reason for this?
Yvan (with a "Y" I might add ... LOL),I have heard the misnomer that small boats can't compete against big boats in the KOTL. I think many good anglers have closed the door on that theory over the years. I think a big part of that is the intimidation factor ... small boat competing against "animals" like GetItWet / Thrillseeker / Vision Quest / Moby Nick / Royal Flush / Pressman, etc, etc. A fellow may say ... how can I compete against these "animals" OR "Super Heros?!" [No joke ... they are Super Heros of the Lake Ontario Salmon World BTW ... they eat brined anchovies for breakfast!]All of the organizers of the event / anglers are very friendly and welcoming.I think this board discussion / new preposed changes / new hightened awareness / will get those guys sitting "on the fence" to sign up next yr... Cheers,J
Just to be clear on my point we're not intimidated at all fishing against bigger boats we've been lucky enough to place well ahead of many in smaller tourneys the last couple yrs. Point I was trying to make was it's hard for a lot of guys in smaller boats to send in large entry fees well in advance not knowing what the lake will be like. Only guys that ever seem to slap that fact aside are in big boats.
I would say that the 'intimidation factor' (if you want to call it that) for me personally is that I can't dedicate the time to sufficiently pre-fish each event. In my view, without somewhat extensive pre-fishing it is difficult to know where the active fish are, how they are moving based on prevailing weather, and build a program custom tailored to your boat/style.