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.

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.

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.

Let me relay my story. I'm not a sight fisherman. I have fished 142 events as a pro in FLW tournaments and can think of two tournaments were I sight fished. I don't like it so I avoid it. By noon on day one of Toledo I couldn't avoid it. I finished my day with two bed fish and was in 29th......they paid 30. By 11 on day two I had to go back to that same canal to finish my limit. This little canal held a bunch and I found a three and a five that i thought I could catch. After spending 19 whole minutes on the five pounder that would have gotten me paid, my co says I wish you would hurry up because I'M in 5th place and this S@#t IS DOING ME NO GOOD SO i JUST MAY NOT SIGN YOUR WEIGH SLIP!He had the whole back end of the canal to fish, he caught two while I was trying to catch this fish granted they were short but he had plenty to fish. Now I was the points leader going into this event and really needed to catch both these fish. Long story short the bickering and the bit#$ING by him finally spun me out and I let him get in my head. NOW that I have had a full understanding of the sight fishing rules, as I had a long talk with Ron Lappin after weigh-in, this will never happen to me again. It's not always the boaters that are jerks. I know $500.00 maybe alot to pay as a co, but $1500.00 is alot to pay for you to have the right to fish out of the front and make the decisions. At Rayburn and Toledo there are fish everywhere around you when your on bed fish. Wacky worms and Flukes can clean up. I was just disappointed that the one time I really needed to do I couldn't do it without being berated by my co...........

Let me relay my story. I'm not a sight fisherman. I have fished 142 events as a pro in FLW tournaments and can think of two tournaments were I sight fished. I don't like it so I avoid it. By noon on day one of Toledo I couldn't avoid it. I finished my day with two bed fish and was in 29th......they paid 30. By 11 on day two I had to go back to that same canal to finish my limit. This little canal held a bunch and I found a three and a five that i thought I could catch. After spending 19 whole minutes on the five pounder that would have gotten me paid, my co says I wish you would hurry up because I'M in 5th place and this S@#t IS DOING ME NO GOOD SO i JUST MAY NOT SIGN YOUR WEIGH SLIP!He had the whole back end of the canal to fish, he caught two while I was trying to catch this fish granted they were short but he had plenty to fish. Now I was the points leader going into this event and really needed to catch both these fish. Long story short the bickering and the bit#$ING by him finally spun me out and I let him get in my head. NOW that I have had a full understanding of the sight fishing rules, as I had a long talk with Ron Lappin after weigh-in, this will never happen to me again. It's not always the boaters that are jerks. I know $500.00 maybe alot to pay as a co, but $1500.00 is alot to pay for you to have the right to fish out of the front and make the decisions. At Rayburn and Toledo there are fish everywhere around you when your on bed fish. Wacky worms and Flukes can clean up. I was just disappointed that the one time I really needed to do I couldn't do it without being berated by my co...........

Yea just a regular fluke weightless or on a swivel with about a 12 inch leader.

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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.

You guys that think being powerpoled down for hours in two foot of water gives you such a great chance, just don't get it. Without Co's there would be no Rayovac.

You guys that think being powerpoled down for hours in two foot of water gives you such a great chance, just don't get it. Without Co's there would be no Rayovac.

+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.

You guys that think being powerpoled down for hours in two foot of water gives you such a great chance, just don't get it. Without Co's there would be no Rayovac.