Sarasota, Fla. (May 18, 2010) – Cameron Schurlknight, of Venice, Louisiana, caught a redfish and speckled sea trout totaling 53.5 inches in length to secure a win in the IFA Kayak Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing at Sarasota on May 16. The event was the ninth regular-season event overall and second in the Florida West Division for the first-year fishing tour.
San Antonio, Texas – A record setting field has registered to compete in the 2010 BoatU.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship.
330 collegiate anglers from across the nation are set to compete for the national championship title on May 27 & 28 at Lake Lewisville, Texas. These talented anglers have competed over the past year to earn the right to represent their schools at this prestigious event.
WHAT: Paul Malone of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, caught a 5-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday, May 15, 2010 to win $4,830 in the FLW BFL Great Lakes Division tournament on the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was swimming a jig through weed clumps under cloudy skies to sack his limit.
WHAT: Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas, caught a 5-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday, May 15, 2010 to win $3,679 in the FLW BFL Cowboy Division tournament on the Red River. He was flipping tubes and lizards behind docks to catch his limit.
WHAT: Michael Williamson of Fort Smith, Arkansas, caught a 5-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday, May 15, 2010 to win $5,917 in the FLW BFL Arkie Division tournament on Greers Ferry. He was using a Humdinger on a Carolina rig near Devil’s Fork and Little River to bag his limit.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Third Annual Berkley Big Bass Challenge on the Delta is set for May 22 – 23. The event will be ran out of Russo’s Marina, which brings more fun and bigger payouts than ever before.
WHAT: T Michael Anders of Pelzer, South Carolina, caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 1 ounce Saturday to win $4,652 in the BFL Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:
BASS, the worldwide authority on bass fishing, today announced that Bass Pro Shops, the world’s leading supplier of outdoor gear, will build on the marketing alliance formed last year by assuming title sponsorship of the Bassmaster Opens in 2010-2011. With the agreement, final-day weigh-ins of select Bassmaster Open events will be held at Bass Pro Shops stores.
BASS, the worldwide authority on bass fishing, today announced that Nitro Boats will serve as a supporting sponsor of Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Opens events in 2010-11.
Nitro Boats will have a presence at Bassmaster Elite Series and Open events in addition to exposure across BASS’ multimedia platforms. Nitro is the subsidiary boat brand to Bass Pro Shops, which BASS announced today as the title sponsor of the Open Series and a supporting sponsor of the Elite Series.
Andy Montgomery of Blacksburg, South Carolina, claimed his first BASS victory after Gerald Swindle stumbled on the final day of the second 2010 Bassmaster Southern Open presented by Bass Pro Shops. Montgomery credits the win to his near-flawless execution.
