Clarks Hill Lake to host 2011 Military Tournament

Athens, AL...... Clarks Hill Lake, located in Columbia County, GA, has been selected as the host city for the 21st annual Military Team Bass Tournament. The week-long event is scheduled for May 2-7, 2011.

“Columbia County, Georgia is delighted to host the 2011 ABA Military Team Bass Championship to be held at Wildwood Park on Clarks Hill Lake”, said Barry Smith, Division Director for Columbia County Community & Leisure Services. “We extend a warm welcome to all branches of the Armed Forces participating in the event”, he continued.

Dates Moved Forward One Day for Southern Regional

Athens, AL........ABA is altering the dates of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series Southern Regional Championship by one day in response to request from many of the Regional bound anglers. The change will move the event by one day to October 16, 17 (Saturday and Sunday).

“We are doing this in response of request made by many of our anglers”, said Morris Sheehan, President American Bass Anglers. “Relocating the event to Seminole caused a slight conflict that at best can only be partially avoid, but moving the event forward by one day will help many of our anglers that have qualified for the event.”

The event information is available at the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series website at www.weekendseries.com

Gray wins on hot Kerr Lake

ATHENS, Ala. – Baking under triple-digit temperatures, Brandon Gray won the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, Virginia Division 19 tournament, held July 24, 2010, out of North Bend Park on Kerr Lake.

The 36-year-old angler from Bullock, N.C., landed five bass weighing 15.12 pounds to collect the win. Gray caught a total of seven keepers. Anglers could keep two bass between 12 and 14 inches, but the rest of the bag had to measure more than 14 inches long.

Big worms mean big checks on Kentucky Lake

ATHENS, Ala. – It took big baits to earn the money in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, Kentucky Division 15 tournament, held July 24, 2010, on Kentucky Lake out of Paris Landing.

Junior Dugan of Bardstown, Ky., came out on top in the Boater Division with 24.43 pounds. He actually landed five bass weighing 24.93 pounds for a 4.99-pound average helped by a 6.43-pound kicker. However, he lost half a pound to a penalty.

Change of Venue for Southern BWS Regional

ATHENS, Ala. -- The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series (BWS) Southern Regional Championship will change venues from the Tensaw Delta in Mobile, Ala., to Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., announced officials of the hosting American Bass Anglers today.

“Due to circumstances beyond ABA’s control, we had to change the location for the BWS Southern Regional Championship tournament,” said Morris Sheehan, ABA president. “Early in the process we looked at several locations and chose the community of Bainbridge, Georgia, for its location and, of course, Lake Seminole for its tremendous bass fishery.”