Today's video is all about the preparation and practice that I do before tournament fishing. The footage from this video was recorded during my first trip to Swinging Bridge Reservoir near Monticello, New York and my goal with the VO was to provide some additional context into how I prep and plan my pre-tournament fishing routine on a new body of water.

The tl;dr is essentially to research everything you can about a new location, from DEC or state websites to YouTube videos posted by other anglers, and really just consume as much content as possible about the water to help make an informed decision when you arrive that might work with your preferred style of fishing.

The caveat to the previously mentioned tl;dr is that, unfortunately, no amount of research will be the golden ticket or silver bullet to being successful. There are just too many variations and permutations when it comes to fishing, and trying to find perfection is somewhat of a fool's errand.

At least for me, I try and go into these situations with an open mind, iterate when things aren't working, fall back on using confidence baits when I struggle, and chalk everything up to a learning experience.