If you ever thought about or considered the possibilities of competeing in bass tournaments, but were too timid or thought you were inexperienced, try looking into the American Bass Anglers tournament trail.

With over 500 weekend tournaments throughout the year nationwide, the ABA tournament trail may be the building blocks you were looking for.

Tournaments nearly every weekend throughout the country, there's bound to be a tournament near you. Low entry fees of 55$ for one day events and 110$ for two day events, aba tournaments are hard to pass up. You don't need a boat, as all tournaments are standard draw tournaments and the format is quite simple, catch bass, get points, move onto the championships.

Held each year in october, the top 500 anglers from across the nation get invited to compete in the championships at years end. For more information on the american bass anglers visit http://www.americanbassanglers.com to see the schedule for the 2003 season and get details on becoming a member. 

You must become a member of the aba to participate in any tournaments. Annual dues are 20$ per year and this entitles you to all the aba has to offer. If bass tournament fishing is what you have been dreaming about but were too shy to try, you may just have found the solution.

Mike Panek