Pre-fishing for Tournaments

[Losin Lures]

I am going to be fishing in a tournament in a couple weeks and finally remembered to save enough vacation to Pre-fish. I have the Saturday and Sunday before as well as the Thursday and Friday before the tournament available. Would it be better to fish one area on those days or to fish multiple areas i.e. on day North the next south.

Thanks for all the advice in advance,

Mike

[EdB]

Depends on the tournament rules. Salmon are easy to catch pretty much everywhere now. In most tournaments, you need to get your trout to win. If that is the case in your tourny, I would try to find some salmon inshore for the first few hours while prefishing. I wouldn't spend much time on the salmon if you get them going at first light. Once you find the salmon, I would spend most of my time trying to find lakers or steelhead when prefishing.

It's hard to leave a good salmon bite when prefishing but I'd forgo a good box and go searching for the trout if you need them in your catch in the tourney.

[spoonfed]

We fish for kings for about an hour or two then its off to the races, searching for chrome. you cant win without the others, and you can usually get your kings in the first hour. What tournament are you fishing?

[Losin Lures]

The Benzie Frenzy

[spoonfed]

i will be there we are rolling into town on wed. probably pre fish thu and fri so get ahold of me. my boat will be slipped at Jacobsons marina

[Losin Lures]

Sweet. I will look you up.

Mike

[spoonfed]

i think we are in slip 48 but we our on the inside row. if not give me a call on the radio on 72. are you slipping your boat? Eric

[Losin Lures]

I will be trailering the boat and launching at the city launch.