FLW Green Bay

[JohnMickish]

Just a heads up here fellas, there are 137 Pro boaters registered and they need 4 Co-anglers to match everyone up. This is a great way to learn from the pros, to learn Green Bay and to check off a bucket list body of water.

Entry fee is $350 and payout goes past 60 places. This is more than a 100% payout tournament.

Check it out but hurry, the rules meeting is on Wednesday of next week.

[hanson]

What a difference a year makes! Previous years you had to be registered as early as you could be, and have a pro counterpart registration to guarantee your entry. This year they are looking for Co-Anglers! Awesome opportunity folks.

I'll be fishing as a Co-Angler in this one as well and an open water, planer board, crawler harness or crankbait bite should be the name of the game. Good opportunity to brush up on some big water trolling techniques.

See you out there John!

[goose89]

Good luck, Chris. I'm wishing you a good time and a 2nd place finish. I've got a good friend that's also a "co". Wishing him 1st. Kind of a roll-of-the-dice for you guys mostly, but sure would be a great experience.

137 boats!! That would be an experience just hanging out waiting to shoot-out. Someday.....definately a "bucket-list" experience for me. Have fun!!

[JohnMickish]

From the reports I'm seeing this should be a great event. If you guys have ever wondered if tournament fishing is for you, don't think about it to long or the opertunity will probably be gone. Crawlers, boards, multiple lines, cranks and 30" eyes, what can be better than that.

Good luck Chris, see you out there!

[JohnMickish]

UPDATE. The field is balanced at 138. Payout will now go to 68 places 12 more Pro's and we will have us a full field!

[SpecialK]

If I was in town I would sign up for this.

[mww24]

Theoretically speaking. I fish walleye, but not often. Would being a co be something for me? I have knowledge of tactics and can fish them all except downrigging. Or is being a co something more for aspiring pros. I would love to do something like this in the future. I do not want to be a burden or hindrance to the pro though.

[goose89]

Theoretically speaking. I fish walleye, but not often. Would being a co be something for me? I have knowledge of tactics and can fish them all except downrigging. Or is being a co something more for aspiring pros. I would love to do something like this in the future. I do not want to be a burden or hindrance to the pro though.

Having not done it myself, but knowing a few that have, you DO NOT have to be an aspiring pro to fish as a "co." A good buddy of mine is proof of that. He's been doing it for years, and hardly fishes when not doing the tour. He's learned over the years the in's and out's, but definately was a "greenhorn" walleye angler when he started. I've learned alot from him, and hope to actually be able to do it in the near future. Go for it!!!

[mww24]

I just would love the experience. I could care less about winning money. But I can't imagine how fun it would be to fish in a field of 100 some boats on big water like that.

[hanson]

I just would love the experience.

Well... I think you gotta do it then! There is one tourney left after Green Bay this year and that is Lake Oahe out of Pierre, SD. Could be a chance they are still looking for more co-anglers out there as well! Otherwise we'll all be waiting anxiously to see the tourney schedule for next year.

I don't want to hi-jack the thread here but these photos were from the Championship in Bismarck, ND 2 years ago. This may have been one of the most unbelievable experiences of my life and looking at these photos again, I remember it like it was yesterday. That ought to fire a guy up!! Plus there is a whole day of fishing wrapped up in this but they really do put on a show!

I'm 4th from the left, made the top 10 at the Championship!

And I'm fishing with Tommy Skarlis for the day!

Weigh-in was inside the Bismarck Civic Center. Big Crowd, TV Cameras, was flippin' nuts!

Thats Charlie Evans from the Bass side of FLW doing the announcing.

I didn't realize how lucky I got during that tournament, but 2 years later and another 6 tournies or so and haven't come close to finishing that well again.

Dang it... now I just fired myself up and I'm not leaving for Green Bay for another day.

[JohnMickish]

Chris brings up some great points. It's a great way to learn new water and techniques. So far this year we have been to Lake Erie and Leech Lake, leaving for Green Bay tomorrow morning and Lake Oahe is in October. The top 40 will advance to the finals in Bismark in September.

If a guy is just looking to do 1 a year or so the AIM circuit might be easier to get into. Both the AIM and FLW are great oppertunities for co anglers to learn from the best. I have fished with some of the best ever and have learned something from everyone I have fished with.

It's a pretty close knit group of guys and lots of fun. This year Chris Hanson, myself and my travel partner meet both before and after each event, have a few beers and talk about what we learned and expect to learn.

It's not cheap ($350 plus a couple days off and expenses) but the education is priceless, and if you are competitive it's just gets better. Words cannot discribe the feeling of the takeoff in the morning.