October 16, 2023

S6E191 Bass Fishing for Noobs - 2023 Noobs Champion Andrew Watson

1 hour 10 minutes

Three years ago, Ryan Milford came up with the idea for Paddle N Fin to host a monthly tournament aimed at helping new anglers interested in trying tournament fishing get their feet wet in a low pressure, month long tournament with a low cost of entry, a fun, supportive, and informational facebook group, and some fun prizes. Three years later, we crown our third Noobs champion, Andrew Watson! Andnew has been an active member in the Noobs facebook group and we’re super happy to add his name to the list of Noobs Tournament Champions andcant wait to host him when we get together for the next Paddle N Fin open on Dale Hollow Lake next year!

Susie and Sean welcome Andrew to the show. We start as we always do by learning a little bit how Andrew got to this point in his angling journey. We learn about how Andrew likes to fish his home waters in South Carolina, a good mix of fishing with a healthy mix of grass, stumps, fluctuating water levels and current.

We learn how Andrew punched his ticket to the Noobs championship early in the year by winning the March Noobs tournament. When a lot of us noobs were just starting to get out on the water, Andrews fishery was nearing the end of the spawn, prime time for a big tournament win.

We talk to Andrew about some of his favorite techniques, including the buzzbait, texas rig, and wacky rig. Andrew then details his approach to fishing the Noobs championship. Because he punched his ticket so early, he was able to spend the ensuing months building his gameplan. We then talk about how his chosen tournament day went, catching a monster largemouth right off the bat, then having to overcome losing a few fish, only to find that his hook was bent, and how he recovered to go on and catch his limit.

So be sure to tune in as one of our own becomes a champion! - on another great episode of Bass Fishing for Noobs here on the Paddle N Fin podcast!

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