"...but Brian doesnt catch fish during the tournament) whats the deal with that ....hmmmmmmm!..."
Trust me, I know a lot of fishermen like that. :wink:
The answer is failry simple.
You don't catch monster fish ALL the time. Trophy catfish anglers usually fish when the bite is good and conditions are conducive to a good bite. A trophy fisherman picks the time of day and conditions to fish FOR trophy fish.
The other rule with MOST trophy fishermen is that you don't hear from them unles they are catching something big!! :smile2: So, when all you hear are good reports you tend to think they are catching them all the time.
Tournament anglers fish during set hours and have no control over the weather, moon, or the prevailing bite. Sometimes it all comes together and you catch the monsters on tournament day, but more often than not you see the "trophy anglers" coming to the weigh-ins with less than impressive sacks of fish and the "tournament anglers" coming to the scales with impressive weights.
Tournament angling is about finding a limit of good fish versus ONE monster! :tounge_out:
Neither is better than the other. It is one of the things about catching catfish that gives each of us something to shoot for.