Anglers use live shad throughout the year, trolling is most popular during the warmer months, and casting top water or shallow running plugs is most productive in April-June at night. The Big Bass Tour is the nation's premier amateur big bass tournament series. VA DIVISIONSmith Mountain Lake - STATE PARK. Also if you have previously opted out of our system, you will have to put yourself back in the system by texting the above keyword. Smith Mountain Lake - Parkway Marina.
We will notify you via text message. Established in 2010 our Tour is focused on the promotion of bass fishing and bass conservation at the grass roots level through our tournament events. Tournament Archives Big Bass Tour VA Tournament Results Smith Mountain Lake Tournament Results Tournament Results Whats New-VA Photos From Day 1 of The Big Bass Tour On Smith Mountain Lake By wpalert - September 30, 2022 0 766 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp HCan you say what a rough day so far. Whatever you want to call them, one thing is certain, Florida-strain bass are genetically predisposed to growing to gigantic sizes.
Buggs Island/Kerr Lake Tournament Results. The water got rough on Sunday, Fairbanks said. I've read and accept the. Classic field will not be inverted on second day of competition. You may launch and be on the water but you may not begin fishing until we notify you of first cast. 9th: Guy Maupin, Barboursville, Va., two bass, 5-8, $153. Take a listen as Jacob Wheeler, Matt Lee &... Take a listen as Shawn Rice gives us a... One of the best tackle organization systems on the... © 2023 The Bass Cast. 1 pounder he got on Lake Anna, but this topped that one. Oct 12-15 | Guntersville Lake, Alabama (4 Day Event, 4 day entry will be $325). May 5-6 – Clarks Hill Lake, Georgia. Steve Crist & Dennis Stump Win CATT Smith Mountain Lake with 17.
Crappie anglers are generally the most productive in March-May and October-November. When you cast your line at Smith Mountain Lake, there's a good chance you'll reel in a prize-winning catch. And by the end of the day Saturday, he still had the largest catch by more than 1. Do not call our offices to request a refund or via text message. If you secured an early entry rod and you leave your entry as is, then you'll receive the rod in October. This reservoir has limited crappie habitat. July 28-30 | St. Lawrence River, New York. But... Ryan & Wayne Mace Win Bass Cast Tourney on SML with 15. Blue Ridge Big Bass Classic Tournament.
There is a rod counter at the top of each event page. Important information regarding the 2023 tournament schedule... Weigh in Times: All days of event. Smith Mountain Lake hosted ESPN's Bassmaster Elite Series tournament trail for several years, demonstrating this reservoir supports a very good fishery. Most striped bass are caught between the dam and buoy R80 of the Roanoke Arm and up to buoy B44 of the Blackwater Arm. We conclude the 2023 season with a four-day mega tournament with a return to the Tennessee River, to perhaps America's greatest and most resilient tournament lake. 8th: Anthony Shanz, Selbyville, Del., three bass, 5-9, $272. If you're good with this reschedule date, then nothing is required from you at this time. Angler's Choice will pay a bonus to the top three teams of each division (NC & VA) with the highest points at the end of the season. To fish our two-day classic event, participants must fish four of any six qualifying tournaments in the same division. Registration to fish Sunday is open until 6 pm on Saturday. Guaranteed Total Hourly Paybacks: $63, 525.
For more info click here... Angler's Choice Team Tournament Trail Points Champions. For complete details and updated information visit For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW's social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Online registration for our 2018 tournaments will open on November 1, 2017. However, deeper portions of Smith Mountain Lake are also home to channel catfish, and you'll also find the occasional walleye. Four months after our first stop we'll return, and many of the same places and techniques will still be in play, but as summer turns to fall the fish put on the feed bag and all sorts of new opportunities open up. The catfish fishery is comprised primarily of channel catfish, flathead catfish, and white catfish.
Siggers also earned the day's Boater Big Bass award of $235 after weighing in a bass totaling 5 pounds, 12 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. So he was nervous all weekend long. Table Rock presents a three-species opportunity – smallmouths and spots will likely earn some of the hourly checks, but expect a big largemouth to take top honors. "I would say that I caught around 10 keepers, and of the five that I brought to the scale, three came on the topwater bait and two came on the Trick Worm. While commonly referred to as a hybrid, they are actually an intergrade because they are a cross between two subspecies instead of two different species. DAY 2 - 7:00 am - 2:00 pm. Annual Membership Fee: $50/per fisherman. The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains serve as the backdrop for the calm waters and quiet tributaries that make for great fishing. Striped bass anglers utilize a variety of fishing methods such as drifting or slow trolling live shad, trolling plugs and bucktail jigs, or casting top water lures and swim baits. May 19-21 | Lake Chickamauga, Tennessee. Highly-developed Lake Conroe may be the best urban bass fishery in the country. He easily won his hour, the 11 a. m to 12 noon weigh-in period, beating the second-place fish by almost 2.
"When I caught the fish, the first person I called was my dad, " Fairbanks said. We will enter your number in the system but some carriers block these type of messages, so by entering yourself this will prevent the chance of being blocked. "It was just a blessing, " he said. I said, 'Dad, I think I just won it. ' This is another venue that fishes exceptionally large, and allows skilled anglers to pattern fish among the beauty of the Ozarks. BIG BASS TOUR EXPANDS ITS HORIZONS IN 2023. If you encounter a school of small stripers in the summer that are not an acceptable size for harvest, leave the immediate area and search for larger fish. CLASSIC PRIZE: The team that wins the ACTT Classic in either division will receive $25k. Norman is chock full of docks, and that's always a leading pattern as well as a fallback. March 24-25 – Table Rock Lake, Missouri. NC DIVISIONLake Jordan - Ebenezer Boat Ramp.
While the early results are good, state fisheries managers say it is still too early to say whether the F1 stocking program will continue in the long run. May 5-7 | Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia (Spring).
Coves and the upper ends of the reservoir should be the most productive especially near fallen trees, brush piles and docks with structure. Murray also has a storied history on the major bass trails, and while the 10-pounders may not show up with regularity, it's loaded with 6-, 7- and 8-pound studs that make hourly checks and the overall top prize highly competitive. Note: No team can attend the US Open that does not own a White River Marine Group boat – Nitro, Triton, Ranger, Tracker, Mako, etc.
Then they decided to move to a cove where Fairbanks had had some success in the past. He did know poor weather was expected Sunday, helping his chances. "She jumped one time. 8-9am, 9-10am, 10-11am, 11am-12pm, 12-1pm, 1-2pm, 2-3pm. A big topwater or even a swimbait can be competitive with finesse techniques when this bite window opens up. Complete results can be found at. Fishing Opportunities and Events. Thursday's registration is ONLY for anglers who have not already entered/paid for the tournament or anglers that wish to pick up their early entry rod.
Get into your account. What's kept Jacob Wheeler in the top 5 going into the final day at REDCREST 2023. For complete details click here. Back to South Carolina, and back to another fishery in the shadows of a big city, in this case Columbia. The CATT Fall 2022 schedule wrapped up this weekend with 478 teams vying for there chance to take home a whole but load of... Elliot Pilson Wins 2022 Bass Cast Championship on SML with 19. The first stop on the Tennessee River Chain of lakes couldn't come at a better time or on a better place than Chickamauga, the grass-filled fishery that has produced 50 pound limits and more 10 pounders over the past decade per acre than just about anywhere on earth. 5th: Joshua Dudley, Rustburg, Va., four bass, 8-1, $230.
The other major circuits know it, and have scheduled major events here, but while it's a popular playground in the summer, at this time of year it'll swallow up boats and lend itself to various strategies. There were a few six-pounders caught early Sunday, but no one else came close to Fairbanks' big catch from Saturday morning. Largemouth bass fishing on this 20, 600-acre lake is very good but this fishery receives a lot of pressure. Here's the tale of the tape: Feb 10-12 | Harris Chain of Lakes, Florida. 8 pounds, and was in the running for the boat. It's just a short drive north of Houston, yet it pumps out giants year after year after year. The top 10 co-anglers were: 1st: Bobby Rakes, Max Meadows, Va., five bass, 12-5, $1, 250. However, some crappie anglers have invested considerable time and effort for this species and are consistently successful. 2nd: Austin Burdette, Pembroke, Va., five bass, 10-14, $625.