fishing tournament

Competitive catching event

A fishing tournament is an organized competition where anglers compete to catch fish, typically judged by total weight, largest single catch, or number of fish landed within a set time.

Tournaments range from local derbies to professional circuits with substantial prize money: He spent the weekend at a bass fishing tournament on the lake.

Most release caught fish after weighing.

Related

big catch · weigh station · lure · live bait · tackle · boat · casting · tight lines · competition · prize · leaderboard · photo op · rod · reel · lake · pier · bait · hook

Categories
Opposites
competitive vs. recreational fishing

fishing tournamentrecreational fishing

Leisure pursuit with rod

subsistence fishing · fishing trip · bank fishing

extractive vs. conservation activity

fishing tournamentcatch and release

Angling without keeping prey

fish conservation · marine sanctuary · habitat restoration · fishing ban · protected waters

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G