James Haulbrooks

Burlington, NC, United States

Originally from a small town in Bamberg SC. Grew up fishing the Edisto River. Became a yankee a few years back and now live in NC.

Oct 30 at 10:53 AM

Nathan Sipes Whatā€™s your favorite color.. Black #1 Green Pumpkin with a chartreuse dip/pen. #2 and believe it or not a Bubblegum also has paid off and has did work when those struggle. (Zoom Trick Worms are My Favorite)

Oct 30 at 10:49 AM

Kevin Skovenski -Not sure how long you been tourney fishing but you are right proper gear is key. If you plan on fishing tournaments and live in an area with changing seasons. Definitely invest in a good rain suit with wind resistance. I have had a Simms Challenger set for three years now and It still works great. Not to heavy or light weight and mobility in it is good. Also not ridiculously over priced. Perfect for me in the south east.

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Oct 29 at 10:56 PM

NC for me all lakes within 1-1.5 hours from me.

Oct 29 at 10:27 PM

Ken Pfeiffer Itā€™s so hard to šŸ’¤ on Tournament Eves. I feel like a kid with Santa on the way. šŸ¤£ The morning adrenaline is much better well rested though!

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Oct 29 at 10:23 PM

Nathan Sipes - No problem bro. Also if you can, and you got a boat try to get in on some Co angler-Action. Iā€™ve always learned something from every boater even at times good & bad mindsets.

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Oct 29 at 10:15 PM

We have all been here and had goose eggs at weigh ins so I feel you on that lonely thought filled ride home. For me I have learned to make sure you have a confidence bait always on hand. This season in my club almost 75% of the fish I put on a scale came off a shakey head. If my box is empty and my plan seems to be failing Iā€™ll usually slow down some and pick up that, catch a few and regain some confidence. (Sometimes if Iā€™m lucky I donā€™t even put it down) Iā€™ve also tried to make it a habit to research my maps and always pick out 3-5 spots I want to fishā€¦. not too many so I can make it to all of them. ā€œThe what ifsā€ always hurt more after a bad day. In a nutshell my best advice. Go simple, have less lure options on your deck, and shorten your plan or amount of spots you want to fish. This way on your ride home you still have a sense of accomplishment in finishing out your plan. You also have built free time into your day the time to take some risk and try other stuff or different areasā€¦ā€¦And most importantly go to bed the night beforešŸ¤£

Oct 29 at 06:36 AM

I fished the NC Division the past 3 years I have fished as a CO and plan to fish my first year as a boater next season. I could fish Piedmont as well but my local club schedule and a few other trails here keep me busy. We have the 5 alives & CATT and Iā€™ll sometimes hop in one of those. I use to fish ABAs but they axed COs last year.

Oct 28 at 01:50 PM

Iā€™ll try to get on as well but where is link located to hop in.

Oct 28 at 09:28 AM

Depending on Location Put me down as Boater āœ…

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Oct 25 at 08:57 PM

Alamance County Bassmasters