Top 5 Mistakes Tournament Fisherman ALWAYS Make | Bass Fishing Tournament Instruction and Tips

In this video, I discuss the top 5 mistakes tournament bass fisherman make. I give tips and instruction on how to practice for tournaments, establish a good mental game, and the best approach to be prepared for fishing tournaments. Hope you enjoy!
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[@gjaification]

Good luck this year and thank you so much!

[@BigSmifProductions]

I enjoy the funny voice bro it gives your videos a little comic relief. Never change who you are for no one. Also thanks for your dedicated efforts on getting this awesome information out to us.Thanks!

[@MaximilianTheBassFisherman]

Tommy Slewfoot couldn’t have said it better

[@cindyp2296]

I totally agree! Be yourself! Resentment can build when you force yourself to conform to other people's expectations of how you should record a video instead of doing what comes natural to you! Your *true* supporters will not tell you to change who you are, they will enjoy the parts of you that make... YOU! Love the voices ;)

[@ThePudn757]

completely agree; I loved when he did the 'deep' vocal number-calls

[@kperrin7686]

Facts

[@SalDesignMan]

Wow I'm still in shock with how great all the info was. I've been fishing for some time n ur info was n awesome help!!!👍👍

[@MrEricdgreat]

Thank you for the great information👍🏽🎣

[@camrenabshure8087]

Great video as always Jonny!

[@muskietime]

Excellent content. You are a Pool of Knowledge. Thank you for sharing.

[@msal4652]

Great tips! Gives me a lot to think about for my upcoming tournaments this month. Keep the tournament related content coming and also thanks for putting the rod selection book together. I’m gonna grab a copy in the near future.

[@jaredkemperfishing]

Good points, keep tournament vids coming!

[@p1sc281]

Great advice!

[@BlueLineFishing]

Great advice. I really like the advise about not getting caught up with the dock talk and trying to catch other people's fish. The hardest thing for me is not fishing memories., places where you've done well in the past but as you said the weather, wind, etc. changes all that. It's hard to pass up that sweet looking lay-down but sometimes ya just gotta!

[@waterdoglures1352]

Great video Jonny! I understand now why you call your channel “Fish the Moment”. Best fishing teaching videos on You Tube!

[@chuychavez9]

I've been looking into fishing tournaments. Maybe not this season, but I probably next. These were good tips, thank you!

[@terryallen8241]

Fishing the moment ! weather on that day < water condition, very good info thanks!

[@JacobSchmittDeerHuntingSchool]

Good job! It’s crazy how powerful your mind can be. In a tournament I’ve probably second guess my 100th guess. I will say my #1 mistake is waiting to long to listen to my gut feeling.

[@matthewpritzl4300]

Jonny you do a great job! I like the detail you go into, especially the tournament type videos. The part that I like most about that setup is that it goes into your thought process to how you find and catch fish. You eluded to it in this video but I like hearing your plan a, b, c because I hope I get good enough that I can go into days with a better gameplan.

[@metalheadbassangler2677]

Awesome advice. I’m new ish to bass fishing and really want to get into tournament fishing. This was awesome and great advice.

[@timberwolfcontracting7430]

Welcome to bassing bro. Small club tournies as a co angler is the best way to get going.! Dont be shy and have a great time!!! Cheers

[@ThePudn757]

You're the best, bro. Like someone else commented; don't change who you are for anyone (especially if it's not negative). The deep voice number-call thing is Hilarious!! Love it!

[@nybbhUSA]

Whether it’s tournament fishing or fun fishing everything that you teach can be applied. The goal is always to catch fish! Keep up the Great work and great attitude!

[@garytripp5793]

How do fishing tournament work from when to launch boat thro weigh in and how u get point and what makes u get 1st thru 4 ranking. My son is want join bass tournament team at school only fishing I’ve ever done is to take home and eat

[@JendelaIslam]

Mantap bro🙏

[@mooncritter721]

The number one mistake that tournament fishermen make is assuming that BIG BASS will chase a lure. The biggest fish in the lake feed at night when the prey is easy to catch. These big fish are smart and lazy. If you want to put them in the boat during daylight hours, you need a slow enticing approach. The other fishermen are using baitcasters and fast retreivals. They are catching small 3 and 4 pounders but the 10 pounders are not chasing or biting the bait. I would use a plastic worm no weight applied and a Zebco spin caster to throw it a mile. The new Zebco reels are nice. They have ball bearing drag systems and are much better than the old school junk that they made before. The most important reason for using this reel is the unlimited casting distance that is available regardless of the lure weight. The slow sink and twitch approach using a plastic worm is an easy meal. That is what the big fish want. They don`t want to chase a lure. They got their belly full the night before when the prey was easy to catch. They are not really hungry during the day. The small ones will chase it but that is not what you are after. The slow worm sink with a slight twitch will entice those big ones to hit.

[@Markisuncfan]

I would swear these fish has a calendar with the tournament days X'd off on them and laugh at most of us scratching our heads. LOL

[@nashobasimmons9427]

😳😳😳😳 i totally emailed him about this about a month ago. I’m a co-angler and needed help being as effective/efficient as possible with my rod selection. Going on the website and buying now!

[@poststalone1496]

Perfect timing. Needed to kill some time before I head out and fish.

[@The_Mortgage_Angler]

I fish tournaments so I love it.

[@jbjgibbons]

I love your videos, man! Great job. I also like the “funny voice” for the “top 5” lists. So don’t worry about the comments not to do that. It’s hilarious. But I do have one critique. The lighting for your intro scenes (when your at desk, in front of painting) could be better. On my iPhone you look to be sitting in a shadow. Get a couple white poster boards and set them up behind the camera to reflect some light back at you. 🤔 Just a thought. I think you have best content on KZbin when it comes to fishing. So your aesthetics should match that!

[@robertharris7887]

I agree I like the funny voice, it reminds of the Seinfeld episode Hellooooo! Do your thing Jonny.

[@AllenOutdoors868]

Man your an Arkansas channel.. My channel is more south Arkansas. You have a very informative channel!! What an awesome channel!!

[@danielwood5510]

Always do the funny voice!!!!

[@rhmrtrt9672]

I love the "Graph'n" T shirt. Where can I get one?

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

I know I’m guilty of sticking with a technique for to long or get sucked into chucking and winding on my crank stick! God I love my crankbait fishing 😂

[@randyherrmann3610]

Where can I get one of those "Graphin" T-shirts?

[@angleratlarge6787]

Dock Talk from the tackle shop??? The owner heard what they are hitting from a guy who heard from a guy who heard it from the biggest bull...tter on the lake. Good advice to plan your tournament on!

[@GabeReelLA]

I am planning on purchasing one of your lake maps. Is the map compatible with my Iphone Navionics App and can the map be saved on my Iphone?

[@coltonn31]

I cant believe you have more subs then jimmy Houston

[@herbsteiner1013]

Whether or not your above surface tournament is competing with other anglers, every fun fishing trip is a competition between the angler and the fish. Man v. Nature. It goes back to caveman days.

[@rosshall312]

Where,s ur black max,s reels ur said we're great ???? Well 😎

[@FishtheMoment]

A lot of these clips are from 2-3 years ago. If you watch all my new videos, I throw pretty much all Black Maxs. I do still have some 10 year old quantum reels in the line up though (the reels in this video)

[@ajwenzel6276]

Quantum makes very very durable rods. Stay away from lews, junk city. I’m not jus pumpin my sponser up either 🤣. On a side note, come fish the big bass bash with me on ozarks bud! I’ll pay your entry fee lol

[@rrrr635]

#1: "fishing in the past".

[@MaximilianTheBassFisherman]

Bring back the voices!!!

[@baldbassfishing5963]

#1 Didn't catch enough bass #2 Didn't catch big enough bass

[@craigstevens9734]

I think you could make it as a pro

[@denelvo]

No no, you need to do the funny voice. It's only goofy when you half-ass it.

[@anthonyhill3771]

@fish the moment you need to remove that thumbnail pic of lambert! that’s not cool at all! lambert wasn’t in the wrong! as much research you do, you should research what happened. lambert was first on the spot since day 1! haynes went after! lambert was 1st to the spot and haynes came to fish it as lambert was STILL ok with haynes pulling up to fish it. get your facts right please, thanks.