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By Louie Stout
The 2015 D&R Sports Center Tournament Series offers numerous ways to win money and prizes in its new circuit offering a purse worth more than $120,000.
The total purse exceeds entry fees paid by contestants, with the total amount dependent upon number of entries.
The schedule for the qualify events include: The Shimano/G. Loomis Charlevoix Shootout on June 6; The Minn Kota/Talon Muskegon Lake Challenge June 27; The Nitro/Mercury Grand River Grind July 25; and the Humminbird Muskegon Clash Aug. 22.
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Mangus/Fletcher win R&B opener at 6 Span Frigid temperatures greeted participants in the R&B Bass Circuit Open on the St. Joseph River at 6 Span Access last weekend.
Air temperatures were as low as 15 degrees during the tournament, which had to be moved from Lake Wawasee to the river because of ice issues on the lake.
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The St. Joe Valley Bass Masters of South Bend was awarded the 2014 Indiana Bass Federation Club of the Year title and the states Community Service award recently.
The honor was based upon the clubs annual youth tournament at Potato Creek State Park that attracts more than 200 kids a year. Each participant was given a tee shirt, goody bag provided by local businesses, and lunch. Prizes, including bicycles, rod and reel combos, back packs, MP3 players, and sleeping bags were given to the best anglers in three age groups.
The club also partnered with the St Joseph County Sheriff Department and local business to conduct Crime Night Out in which club members took their boats to parks and talked about bass fishing. The idea is to show kids there are alternatives to crime.
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By Louie Stout
Michiana anglers Classic experience was worth every penny.You can learn a lot about fishing from reading books and magazines, watching videos or attending seminars.
Jim Loshbaugh has done all that. Hes also logged plenty of time on the water fishing with top notch Michiana anglers. So whats left?
How about sitting in the back of a Bassmaster Classic contenders boat and watching him fish?
In 10-degree weather?
Thats how the semi-retired Elkhart man spent most of his week in mid-Feb. He was selected to serve as a marshal in the super bowl of bass fishing on Lake Hartwell, S.C.
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Bassmaster Classic to return to Grand Lake in 2016
Bassmaster Classic to return to Grand Lake in 2016 - Photo Courtesy B.A.S.S.
TULSA, Okla. - The world championship of bass fishing - the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro - will return to one of its most popular destinations in 2016, B.A.S.S. and the event's Oklahoma hosts announced today. And for the first time, the "Super Bowl of Bass Fishing" will be conducted in early March instead of February.
"The 2013 Classic was such a tremendous success, we couldnít wait to return to Tulsa and Grand Lake O' the Cherokees with our premier event," said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. "With the support we've received from our hosts and our bass fishing fans throughout the region, weíre expecting an even better turnout next year."
Hosts of the 2016 Classic will be Tulsa Regional Chamber, VisitTulsa, Grand Lake Association and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.