i am in the same boat as some of you...this is my first year as a coangler in the bfl andi think im going to like it.Like some of you i have really good experience on alot of the lakes we will be fishing since i fish with alot of good guys that are awesome fishermen and last year i fished alot of tournys and was successful in most so i decided this year was the year to try it.As far as tackle goes every tourny i WILL have a jig and shaky head tied on 2 rods and the other is just going to be something different.i feel that a shaky head behind any bait instead of itself will always catch fish and also think that about a jig