We all start the year in fishing with the same ideas. Maybe even ideals. We will win every tournament, or at least get paid in every one, or at least break even for the year. How though does one really define success or perhaps failure. Well I have an easy way to determine failure as an overall fisherman.
If you fish a five tournament series (that hits at least three lakes) and you finish more than TWICE in the bottom half of a tournament. You failed! Oh you may make money because you win the other two events but as far as overall fisherman you are a failure for the year. A decent fisherman just doesn't finish in the bottom half of a tournament. Yes it is possible to have boat trouble, really lose every fish in a day or even fall in a lake. However, taking out the extreme possibilities, if you can fish and you chose the tournament trail, you will not finish in the bottom half of any tournament twice.
Look at the finishes of any level, PRO down to local team trail. Good fishermen DO NOT finish in the bottom half of the teams or individuals very often. If you do one of the following is true:
1. You chose the wrong trail.
2. You can't catch fish.
3. You did not practice.
4. You should not go to Vegas!
5. You can only fish your home lake.
6. You like donating.
If you find that you finish in the bottom half of the results three out of five times in a year, please do me a favor and come fish my series next year!! Seriously, consider staying home, you are wasting your time and money. Donate to the Red Cross, not the other fisherman's lure fund.
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