Did you know the first ever Women's Pro-Am Bassmasters Tour is happening this year? There are five tournaments, and the fifth is Thursday and Friday of this week right here on Bull Shoals Lake! The tournament takes off out of Theodosia Marina tomorrow morning -- nearly 100 boats are involved: that means there are nearly 100 professional anglers and 100 amateurs from all over the country here right now. Each day of the tournament a pro is paired with a different amateur, and the two fish together, although they weigh their fish separately. The weigh-in starts in the afternoon -- around 2 or 3 is what I heard. If you're not busy, you should make your way over to the Theodosia Marina grounds and check it out. Oh, and check out the big ESPN trailer that's parked over there. Pretty cool! Oh, and the top 6 anglers after the two-day tournament will fish Saturday and weigh their fish on Table Rock Lake, where the men's Bassmasters tournament is wrapping up. (You see, ESPN wants to cover both the men and the women at the same time, and naturally they make the women go where the men are.)
We wish all the ladies good luck! This is really cool history in the making!
(Oh, and a special shout out to Angie Dechau -- you guys remember Angie, she worked at the dock last year... she is fishing pro in the tourney. That's her above. Woo-hoo!)
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Can you keep us updated on the results PLEASE?
This is really kewl hope they do it again next year out of Pontiac so we can watch.
I heard yesterday afternoon only 32 women weighed fish. The woman in first place only had 6 pounds. So... sounds like it's still pretty open for anyone to come in and take first place. I don't know. It's anybody's game, I think. Angie didn't weigh any fish yesterday, so hopefully today she will do better! Fishing is tough right now. That's all I know for now. I'll write more after I hear today's results.
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