Versatile Tournament Bass Fishing - Elam
Seminars
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45m
In today's bass fishing tournament scene, if you want to be competitive in various parts of the country, you need to be prepared to make adjustments on-the-fly. As conditions change, you need to be ready to switch tackle and tactics immediately. Learn how the younger generation fishing top-level bass tournaments use versatility to their advantage without getting overwhelmed. In this 45-minute seminar from Tulsa, OK, James Elam presents a comprehensive bass fishing class on being a versatile tournament angler.
0:52 James Elam describes himself as proficient at many technique, master of none
5:11 Understanding how to use and being open to using different tools in the toolbox
6:55 Find the balance between doing too much and not enough
10:01 Why being versatile and why the winningest anglers are comfortable with making changes on the fly
13:42 Commit to memory things that work and things that don't and reference those to be more successful
15:34 Be versatile with all the species of bass, if you want to compete on a national level
17:47 The techniques you need to know to be a versatile angler and be prepared to catch bass anywhere they live throughout the world
20:43 Shallow water fishing baits and tips
27:53 Deep water bass fishing baits and tips
37:18 Mid-depth bass fishing baits and tips
38:13 Grass lakes
39:58 Rock lakes
40:43 Pattern-fishing lakes
41:12 Area-fishing lakes
42:14 Mississippi River, Wisconsin
42:44 Lake Martin, Alabama
43:59 Lake Chatuge, Georgia
44:43 When to not be versatile
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