Where are u talking about in IL.? What Lakes? would u if there was one on a lake around your area? do u think others would?Have not fished any cat tourney's mainly just because there are not any around the area I know of other than on the Mississippi River, and well I personally don't have enough time on that Big water to mess with it, and have never seen one for a Lake around that I recall, I'm sure there is some where, never really looked for them. And would need a bigger boat myself to run and fish the Mississippi.
Carlyle is about the only big lake we fish, the rest are the smaller state lakes. I have never heard of a cat tourney on Carlyle but that doesn't mean they do have one. I have never really looked for any on Carlyle. As far as the Mississippi I am not worried about my boat being to small to compare with the big boats, I just think it is more of a safety issue being in a small boat on that river.Where are u talking about in IL.? What Lakes? would u if there was one on a lake around your area? do u think others would?
:big_smile:and where might that be don? i welcome pmails.:big_smile:I don't have a boat either. Can a person enter one of these tournaments and fish from the bank? If it is a Channel cat tournament, bank fishing may be competitive. I know a couple of holes that have kept me busy.
Too much money. Plain and simple. If it were 10 are 20 dollars I might go but I would much rather spend 80 are 100 dollars on my boat than blow it on a fishing turnament thats going to be won by one of these pro turney guys.