In the recent FLW Texas Division on Toledo Bend the top 10 boaters were sight fishing and for the most part all had a good final day. On the co-angler side 4 zeroed, 1 caught 1, 3 caught 2, and the final 2 had 3 and 5 respectively. For those who have been there and were successful any help would be appreciated!!

Kudos to Clark Reehm for not front ending his coangler all day. When his coangler weighed in, he stated that when Clark got his limit that he said that he'd allow him to get his limit then. That's pretty classy in my book. It sure might have cost Clark first place, but I guarantee you he'll do it all again if the opportunity arises.

And guess what....Clark's coangler is who won the deal.

I have done that before as the ~backseater in a team tourney. The guy I was fishing with could spot them and catch 'em. It was in my boat and I just sucked it up and did whatever I could to catch them out the other side of the boat. I mean, that was our plan for in the afternoon

Yep Clark's co-angler gave him the credit he deserved

in that situation i would just throw a senko or weightless lizzard. if there is one bed the boater is working there are several in the area that you cant see.

If the boater is sight fishing, there's a pretty good chance that you're in a good spawning area. As a backseater, you just have to make long casts, be patient, and pick apart the area while the boater is working on his fish. It's just the way it goes this time of year.

Clark is a really good guy.

Yea just make long casts and fish ultra slow. Depends how the boat is positioned. Kudos the Clark for helping his coangler. Maybe a topwater out in he open water would occasionally call one up.

My co angler carved out a check on the last day with a trap while I was locked down on fish. and they killed it. It sounded like Beavers

This comes up all the time..... I heard of a co that was not going to sign a boaters weigh slip because he felt like he was back ended.....

My theory has always and will be, if you want to make the rules pay the higher entry and run the show. When I'm paying the higher entry and my name is on the line if sight fishing is what's going on, that's a what Im gonna be doing!

Every Co has a chance to enter as a boater!

On multi day tournaments, how does it work being a co-angler? Meaning, are you paired with the boater for the entire event? If the co doesn't do well on day one or day two, does he still advance to day 3 if his boater is in the top 10?

To help answer the OP's question. There are just some things that are against you as a co, part of signing up that way. However, if you are fishing with a boater in the top 10, and you are as well, on the final day then you are doing something right. If he is on fish and sight fishing, chances are there are fish in the area other than that bed, just hit everything you can around the area and catch whatever you can.

I agree, all Co's have the same rules and challenges. One reason I like to Co so much beyond the challenge is watching good pro's, no practicing, and still competing.

In my day as a co...with this philosophy I'd have the boater dialed up inside of 10 minutes off plane and would've had him believing that I had 3 beds behind the back of the boat while he was plunking one from the front...worth the entry fee just to watch the stress the imaginary beds caused...

I forgot to mention on more than one occasion I was told to catch a couple of bedding fish after the pro had his five, he didn't want to leave them for someone else cause he knew he was being watched & wouldn't get his spot back the next day...

And with the philosophy of imagiary beds you would probably be going home consistantly broke. I'll be the first to say most of the time a lot of bigger fish come from the co's while throwing just off the first break, but a Co flipping a bed off the back of the boat while I'm working one is not gonna mess with the mind, it would be my fault for not locating it prior and I would hope he could catch it for his bag. I usually know the 5 fish I'm going after the day of the tournament before the boat ever leaves the ramp.

+2

Bill Rogers from Jasper made a chunk of money fishing behind his pros while they were locked down on bed fish. Outfished them many times.

He asked one pro what to bring to bring to fish with the night before an FLW. The pro told him " I'm sight fishing, bring a good book".

BIll handed him his azz fishing a fluke from the back deck.

Keep a good attitude and be patient. That's the key.