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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Some of America’s best bass fishing waters and other lesser-known fisheries will play host to competitors in the 2014 B.A.S.S. Nation divisionals.
Two Eufaulas (lakes in both Alabama and Oklahoma) will be the site of divisionals, as well as Virginia’s Kerr Reservoir and New York’s St. Lawrence River. Waters such as Montana’s Noxon Reservoir and Indiana’s Lake Monroe that don’t have a long history with B.A.S.S. tournaments but have great competition potential are also on the schedule.
Anglers who have qualified for the divisionals will have the great fortune to compete on these lakes, and the top competitor from each state will advance to the 2014 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.
“I think what I like most about B.A.S.S. Nation divisionals is the opportunity to go to places that you don’t often think of as well-known tournament destinations, such as Noxon in Montana and Lake Monroe in Indiana,” said Jon Stewart, director of the B.A.S.S. Nation, “and then turn around and go to fisheries like Lake Eufaula and the St. Lawrence River that are very popular.
“It should be another great year on the Nation trail,” Stewart added.
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Diehard bass tournament fans will get one more shot on Thanksgiving Weekend when Bob Evan rolls out his annual holiday bass event.
This year’s tourney – the 21st annual – will be held on Baldwin Lake Saturday, Nov. 30 from 8 a.m. to noon. Entry fee is $40 per team.
The event will launch at the ramp on the north end of the former Baldwin Lake Marina which is now owned by Tri lakes Marine. There is no ramp fee.
For more information, call Evans, 574-320-3366.
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John Gipson Jr. announced this week he will conduct a St. Joseph River tourney this Sunday (Nov. 10) at Benton Harbor.
The tournament will launch at the DNR access in the no wake zone. Tournament hours are 7-2. Entry fee is $40 per team and includes big bass pot.
For more information, contact Gipson at gipsonj@mail.gvsu.edu.
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Rodney Fannin (Marion, Ind.) and Dan Milligan (Syracuse) won the Angler’s Choice tournament on Lake Wawasee last week.
The winners ($1,025) caught 12.40 pounds that included a 5.13-pound largemouth that won them big bass prize ($190). All of their fish were caught in scattered deep weed beds on jigs.
Marc Evans and Nick Klopfenstein (Woodburn, Ind.) were second ($585) with 11.78 pounds caught around boat docks. Brian Hensley (Edwardsburg) and Ken Tucker (Athens, Mich.) were third ($310) with 8.94 pounds by fishing Stanley jigs and small crankbaits around piers.
Clint Gradeless (Huntington, Ind.) and Lee Pilz (Wawaka, Ind.) had the second biggest bass (5.02) caught on a jig on the outside of the weeds in 5 to 10 feet of water.
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R&B Bass Circuit will host an open tournament on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span access near Elkhart Nov. 9.
Entry fee is $60, there is no membership fee, and all proceeds go to the purse. Tournament hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Any combination of four fish over 15 inches and under 12 inches are allowed in the five-fish limit.
Call Andy Buss, 574-993-3028 for details.