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Going Beyond The Cast - with Andy Middleton.




Wednesday, January 3, 2018

2017 Year In Review: Tournament Recap And Lessons Learned

It's that time of year again, and boy, did it get here fast?  Time to write what has been one of the most popular pieces of every year...it seems like just a blink of an eye ago, I was writing the 2016 version.

I was thrilled to see that post top 800 views - now I'm regularly seeing 1000+ for every post, and I have to say it's pretty exciting to see my audience grow.  I enjoy writing, and love the feedback.



This is ANGLR's 3rd annual look back at the past year's tournament season. It's a reflection on the good, the bad, the ugly, and how to improve on them for the next season.  I fished 15 live tournaments, as well as a handful of online challenges. The focus of this article is the live events, but occasionally I'll throw in some side notes regarding notable online tournaments in italics.

The overall feel of the 2017 season was somewhat of a crescendo.  Early season successes were few and far between - a stark contrast to consistent early success in 2016.  But as summer and fall came, results got better. And the season was capped off by high finishes in the Georgia State Championship, and the KBF Trail stop at Pickwick/Wilson Lakes.  But before I can get to the good stuff, let's take it all the way back to February.