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BASS TO LICENSE BASSMASTER WEEKEND
SERIES
TO AMERICAN BASS ANGLERS, INC.
Nov. 14, 2006 - CELEBRATION, Fla. Beginning
in 2007, BASS will license its Bassmaster Weekend Series circuit
to American Bass Anglers, Inc., an Athens, Ala.,-based group
originally formed in 1975 for anglers in the military but now
open to all bass enthusiasts across the nation.
The Bassmaster Weekend Series Operated by American
Bass Anglers will continue to send the overall national champion
to the CITGO Bassmaster Classic, the world championship of bass
fishing. American Bass Anglers also plans to continue the popular
one-day tournament structure and operate a schedule similar to
the 2006 format. The tournaments will be conducted according
to BASS rules and under the organization,s highest fish-care
standards. The first tournament is scheduled for January 2007.
"American Bass Anglers has successfully operated
a tournament trail for weekend anglers for many years, said Jim
Downs, BASS senior director of events. "This gives BASS
the opportunity to focus on the Elite Series, memberships and
publications while serving the weekend angler with BASS-sanctioned
events.
While all Bassmaster Weekend Series participants
must be members of both BASS and American Bass Anglers, BASS
Federation Nation members and BASS Life members will receive
priority entry into the tournaments. Additionally, BASS will
provide priority entry into the Bassmaster Opens for the top
six Bassmaster Weekend Series anglers from the Bassmaster Weekend
Series Championship.
"We are very excited to work with BASS and
its staff on this alliance, said Morris Sheehan, president of
American Bass Anglers. "The Bassmaster Weekend Series is
the perfect addition to American Bass Anglers, current format,
and to have a member of the Bassmaster Weekend Series earn the
opportunity to compete in the Bassmaster Classic is a great honor.
American Bass Anglers and BASS are fully committed to growing
the Bassmaster Weekend Series to be the biggest and best national
weekend series in the country.
BASS will continue to deliver the news and information
on the Bassmaster Weekend Series to members and fans in BASS
Times as well as on www.Bassmaster.com <http://www.bassmaster.com/>
. More information can be found at www.AmericanBassAnglers.com.
About American Bass Anglers
American Bass Anglers offers over 1,100 tournaments per year
in 41 states that are designed for the weekend angler.
American Bass Anglers commitment is to providing low cost, close
to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time
offer each an upward path for angler progression. For more
information on American Bass Anglers and the "Bassmasters
Weekend Series operated by American Bass Anglers visit www.americanbassanglers.com
or call the weekend angler hotline toll free at 888-203-6222.
American Bass Anglers is headquartered in Athens, Ala.
About BASS
BASS is the worldwide authority on bass fishing, sanctioning
more than 20,000 events through the BASS Federation Nation annually.
Guided by its mission to serve all fishing fans, BASS sets the
standard for credibility, professionalism, sportsmanship and
conservation, as it has for nearly 40 years.
BASS sanctions and stages bass fishing tournaments
for every skill level and culminates with the CITGO Bassmaster
Classic. Through its clubs, youth programs, aquatic resource
advocacy, magazine publishing and multimedia platforms, BASS
offers the industry,s widest array of services and support to
its nearly 530,000 members. The organization is headquartered
in Celebration, Fla.
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