Brant Peacher

Well said Matt.

I understand that the IFA is a fast growing tour and in the future will probably be a big tour. I would love to see 75 to 100 boats in the gulf coast division next year. It would be worth the time and money for sure then.

PaleRed

I have not fished any of the IFA events, but I would like to in the future, and hopefully move up the ladder after that. Its like some of you said, its a great stepping stone to fish some of the larger tournaments such as FLW, etc.

The truth is, unless you have a sponsor that helps out with expenses and entry fees,most of us are notgoing to win in the long run. The amount of prefishing that has be done to even compete puts me out of it right off the start unless the tournament is in my back yard.

I'm not trying to promote the Emerald Coast Redfish Club, but it (or other local tournaments)is a great, inexpensive way to learn some simple strategies of fishing artificial bait tournaments. Which I believe aremuch more difficultthan live bait tournaments. If you can't consistently weigh in fish and compete in a little club like ours then you'll know you aren't ready to compete with the local guides and professionals.That is one of the reasons the club was started was to helpcreate a stepping stone for people that were interested in getting started.

jimmyjams4110

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