John Kruse, The Washington Outdoor Report
Last week I wrote about the Pro-Am bass fishing tournament I participated in at Potholes Reservoir where I personally didn’t catch many bass fishing with two pros over two days but I certainly learns a lot.
The experience prepared me well for the tournament that took place the next two days, May 6 and 7. This was the Limit Out Marine Big Bass Tournament, also at Potholes Reservoir and hosted by MarDon Resort. A total of 86 boats with one or two anglers in each one signed up to fish the event.
These tournaments are really fun. There are hourly weigh-ins and the biggest bass weighed in is worth $550 to the angler or team that caught it. Meanwhile, the biggest bass caught during the weekend is worth $7500 along with whatever hourly winnings the angler or team of anglers earned.
Two things I enjoy about Big Bass tournaments is that even a blind squirrel like me can occasionally find a nut or in…