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B.A.S.S. Anglers from Seven Southern States
Set
to Compete on Kentucky Lake
HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn., June 16, 1999--Eliminating
unproductive water is
the No. 1 rule when drafting a bass tournament strategy. Such
a task can be
daunting on Kentucky Lake, the largest reservoir in the TVA system
at
163,000 acres.
For the 84 anglers competing in next week's B.A.S.S. Federation
Southern
Divisional Tournament, the process of elimination has been simplified
by
the tournament organizers. They'll be limited to a stretch extending
from
the U.S. Hwy. 79 bridge near Paris Landing south to Pickwick
Dam, more than
enough fishable water on this bass-rich fishery.
The competition begins next Wednesday, June 23, and concludes
on Friday
afternoon. Daily weigh-ins begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be held
at Cuba
Landing Marina.
These amateurs qualified for this regional competition by
competing in
local bass club tournaments and then advancing to their state
team.
Competing in this tournament will be 12-member teams from Alabama,
North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, and host
state
Tennessee.
In a unique twist to tournament bass fishing, the ultimate
prize in this
tournament is not necessarily to claim the first place trophy.
In the end,
the goal for these amateurs is to place first on their state
team and
advance one more step in their quest for bass fishing's holy
grail.
From this and four other regional championships, the state
champions
advance to the Wrangler/B.A.S.S. National Championship set for
the
Tennessee River next April in Knoxville. The 46 state champions
and five
international champions will compete for five vacancies available
to
B.A.S.S. amateurs in the 2000 BASS Masters Classic, widely considered
the
sport's world championship event. One state champion from this
competition
will represent the Southern Division at the 2000 Classic.
The tournament limit for the Southern Divisional is five bass
each day that
must measure at least 13 inches. Anglers are assessed a 4-ounce
penalty for
each dead bass, although B.A.S.S. has a 98 percent average live-release
rate in its tournaments.
This tournament pays $65,600 in cash to the teams - with $23,000
going to
the first-place team. The money is used to fund conservation
projects
conducted annually by each respective state to enhance and protect
fishing
and water quality.
The B.A.S.S. Federation is a global network of clubs that
hold tournaments,
but more importantly, function as the environmental arm of the
600,000-member Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. Today, more than
2,300 clubs
and 50,000 members belong to clubs affiliated with the Federation
program.
Sponsors of the B.A.S.S. National Federation Southern Divisional
are:
Wrangler Rugged Wear, Ranger Boats, RangerTrail Trailers, Chevrolet
Trucks,
ACDelco Batteries, MotorGuide Trolling Motors, Mercury, Kmart,
Humminbird/Zercom, JERZEES OUTDOORS, Flowmaster Exhaust Systems,
Quantum Rods and Reels, Plano Tackle Systems, Eagle Claw Fishhooks,
Berkley Power Bait, Berkley Trilene, and Pennzoil Marine.
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