Posted by TJ
on July 16, 2008, 11:02 am
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2010 Season
In its fifth year, the Bassmaster Elite Series opens on the West Coast, home to several of the world's best bass pros, including 2007 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif. Up first is Stockton, Calif., and the California Delta, first visited by the Elite Series in 2007. The winner of the first Duel in the Delta was California native Aaron Martens, who now resides in Leeds, Ala., with 85 pounds, 12 ounces; Martens topped second-place finisher and eventual Rookie of the Year Derek Remitz by more than 6 pounds.
"We're continually looking to maintain our presence in the West," Ricks said. "The California Delta and Clear Lake provide excellent venues for the world's top professional anglers, and we're excited to be returning to both."
From the Delta, the Elites will head to Lakeport for the Golden State Shootout on California's largest natural lake, Clear Lake, also believed to be one of the United States' oldest lakes. Clear Lake is home to a great concentration of lunker largemouth bass. In 2007, Steve Kennedy of Auburn, Ala., won the Shootout with 122 pounds, 14 ounces — an overall weight that stood for a little more than one year as a record for a four-day BASS tournament.
The third tournament of 2010 will be the Battle on the Border on Lake Amistad out of Del Rio, Texas, followed by returns to Alabama's Pickwick Lake and Guntersville Lake for the fourth and fifth stops, respectively.
The sixth tournament will be the Pride of Georgia at Clarks Hill Lake out of Evans, Ga., where the Elite pros made their latest stop in 2008. First-time Bassmaster Elite Series winner Kenyon Hill of Norman, Okla., topped the field with a four-day total of 68 pounds, 0 ounces.
From Georgia, the Elite Series makes its way back to Kentucky Lake for the Tennessee Triumph out of Paris, Tenn., followed by the Sooner Run on the Arkansas River out of Muskogee, Okla., and the Empire Chase on New York's Lake Champlain out of Plattsburgh. Up next is a return to Lake Erie for the Champion's Choice, marking the seventh time BASS has visited Buffalo. Virginia's Smith Mountain Lake rounds out the 2010 schedule with the Blue Ridge Brawl out of Moneta.
2010 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule
DATE
March 11-14
March 18-21
April 15-18
April 29-May 2
May 6-9
May 20-23
*June 9-12
June 17-20
*July 21-24
July 29- Aug. 1
Aug. 12-15
EVENT
Duel in the Delta
Golden State Shootout
Battle on the Border
Alabama Charge
Southern Challenge
Pride of Georgia
Tennessee Triumph
Sooner Run
Empire Chase
Champion's Choice
Blue Ridge Brawl FISHERY
California Delta
Clear Lake
Lake Amistad
Pickwick Lake
Lake Guntersville
Clarks Hill Lake
Kentucky Lake
Arkansas River
Lake Champlain
Lake Erie
Smith Mountain Lake HOST CITY
Stockton, Calif.
Lakeport, Calif.
Del Rio, Texas
Florence, Ala.
Guntersville, Ala.
Evans, Ga.
Paris, Tenn.
Muskogee, Okla.
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Buffalo, N.Y.
Moneta, Va.
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