Posted by TJ on January 31, 2008, 9:38 pm
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News Release
For Release: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Contact: Lenny Francoeur, Tournament Director
(479) 715-6103 or lenny@toyotatexasbassclassic.com
Adam Harris, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
(919) 531-0500 or adam@toyotatexasbassclassic.com
Craig Lamb, PAA General Manager
(615) 477-8940 or craig@fishPAA.com
PAA Toyota Texas Bass Classic Qualifier Field Set
Pros from 20 states to converge on Choke Canyon Lake
BENTON, KENTUCKY – The Professional Anglers Association (PAA) today announced the field of anglers competing in the PAA Toyota Texas Bass Classic Qualifier, set for Feb. 8 – 9, 2008 on Choke Canyon Reservoir.
The Qualifier will advance the top 25 anglers overall from the competition to the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, an event sanctioned by the PAA, to be held April 18 – 20 at Lake Fork Reservoir. The 25 anglers advancing from the Qualifier will round out the four-angler teams competing at Lake Fork in the second event of its kind held to benefit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and its outdoor recreational programs.
“The PAA members who stepped up to the plate and entered this qualifier have shown us their spirit and support for their organization,” said PAA President Mark Davis. “We hope they are rewarded with some great fishing at Choke Canyon, which from what we’ve heard from the experts, rivals the quality of bass fishing at any lake in the state of Texas.”
Added Davis, “this will be a unique event, and we don’t want to take away from who wins the overall event. When you step back though and look at the big picture, there are actually 25 winners who from here will move on to the Toyota Texas Bass Classic.”
The field of 64 contestants from 20 states includes five invitees from the National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. Each of the 64 contestants will be accompanied by an official observer for both days of the competition on Choke Canyon. The tournament rules will allow each contestant to return to the scales with 5 bass measuring a minimum of 14 inches.
The overall payout of $165,000 includes a first-place prize of a certificate for a 2008 Toyota Tundra and an additional cash bonus of $4,000. Five big bass awards in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded each of the two days of the competition, for a total of $10,000 in bonus cash.
Tournament headquarters is Choke Canyon State Park (Calliham Unit) in Calliham, Texas. Daily weigh-ins on Feb. 8-9 will begin at 3:30 p.m.
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is sanctioned by the Professional Anglers Association with technical assistance and support from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Division. The Toyota Texas Bass Classic benefits the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and its outdoor recreation programs. Title sponsor for the event is Toyota.
For tickets or additional Tournament information, please visit www.toyotatexasbassclassic.com or call 1-866-907-0143.
Note: The PAA Web address has changed to fishPAA.com . Please bookmark this new address.
Qualifier Contestants:
ALABAMA
Brent Crow
Jimmy Mason
Craig Dowling
Doug Garrett
Simon Morrow
Travis Rulle
ARKANSAS
Stephen Browning
Jim Dillard
Clark Reehm
FLORIDA
Patrick Pierce
GEORGIA
Michael Brown
Glenn Chappelear
ILLINOIS
Luke Estel
INDIANA
John Gray
Wes Thomas
Kelby Waldrip
KENTUCKY
Randy Alexander
Nathan Baum
Adam Hock
LOUISIANA
Roger Boler
Tony Chachere
MASSACHUSETTS
Danny Correia
MISSOURI
Chad Brauer
Scott Campbell
Scott Kehlenbrink
NEBRASKA
Aaron Jakub
NEW JERSEY
Dave Mansue
NORTH CAROLINA
Marty Stone
OHIO
Brad Wall
OKLAHOMA
Harmon Davis
SOUTH CAROLINA
Ray Sedgwick
SOUTH DAKOTA
Jami Fralick
TENNESSEE
Ray Brazier
Kenneth Chapman
Frank Lannom
Russ Moran
TEXAS
Harold Allen
Patrick Amick
Kip Bodkin
TEXAS (cont.)
Robert Collett
David Curtis
Randy Dearman
Tommy Durham
Jerry Green
David Gregg
Johnny Grice
Ray Hanselman
Trent Huckaby
Trevor Knight
Thomas Law
Elton Luce, Jr.
Cody Malone
Ben Matsubu
Yusuke Miyazaki
James Niggemeyer
Mark Pack
Dave Parsons
Brian Penso
Justin Rackley
Tim Reneau
Jason Reyes
Byron Velvick
Lance Vick
VIRGINIA
Kurt Dove
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