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Bass Champs News
8/3/05
The stage is set, and the tournament
will take place this weekend. All throughout the 2005
Skeeter Bass Champs regular season, anglers have been working
hard to qualify for the 2005 inaugural "International Challenge" on
Lake Guerrero, Mexico. The field is set and the
stakes are high. In total there will be 10 teams from
the Skeeter Bass Champs tournament circuit (http://www.basschamps.com)
(The Richest Guaranteed Grass Roots Tournament Trail in the United
States) and 10 teams from the Con Cana Y Carrete Mexican
tournament trail (http://www.apescar.net.) (Details
are listed below)
In addition the 3rd annual Bass Champs
Presidents Cup will be filmed on Lake Guerrero on Monday, Aug
8th. The Presidents cup is a Match play event held between
Chad Potts, President of Bass Champs and Jeff Welch, Vice President
of Bass Champs. (Both of which were former anglers on the BASS
Professional Tournament Trail.) The series currently
stands at 1 & 1, with Chad Potts, winning the 1st competition on
Mistle Toe Ranch, and Jeff Welch winning the 2nd competition
on Mountain Lakes. The Presidents cup will also be
filmed by the Bass Champs Television crew and will air on The
Outdoor Channel and HD-NET in the upcoming Television
season.
Details of the International
Challenge: (specific Itinerary is listed below Angler
list)
The Tournament will be held this
weekend (Sat 8/6 & Sun 8/7). There will be
3 weigh-ins, as the event will consist of three (3)
equal fishing blocks.
Block # 1: Saturday, 8/6: Fishing
Times 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM: Teams are allowed to bring in 5
fish
Block # 2: Saturday, 8/6: Fishing
Times 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM: Teams are allowed to bring in 5
fish
Block # 3: Saturday, 8/7: Fishing
Times 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM: Teams are allowed to bring in 5
fish
The awards ceremony will be held
Sunday, 8/7: Awards will be based on the cumulative weight from all
three blocks. Awards will be as follows
(Guaranteed)
1st Place: $7,500 (Title of
International Challenge Winners, both team members receive
invitation to next years International Challenge and large cup
Trophies.)
2nd Place: $5,000
3rd Place: $2,500
All Bass Champs teams receive $500
expense money, Free Lodging, Free Food, Free Entry
Fee, Free Apparel, etc.
The Bass Champs Television crew will be
on hand to catch all of the action, and the show will air on The
Outdoor Channel as well as HD-NET in the upcoming
season. The Cana Y Carrete Television crew will also be
filming the event.
Meet the team from Texas.
Here's the contenders and how each of
them qualified. The Bass Champs (Team
USA) qualified through various means that
were determined in the beginning of the 2005
season.
The Bass Champs Team is a
follows.
2005 Central Texas Tour Championship
winners:
James Cantwell
Randal Cantwell
2005 Central Texas "Anglers of the Year"
Roy Ellison
Rick Scott
2005
East Texas Tour Championship winners:
Steve Dillard
Tony Spivey
2005 East Texas "Anglers of the Year"
Daniel Cross
Eddy Gresham
2005 South Texas Tour Championship winners:
David Jara
Tom Guilford
2005 South Texas "Anglers of the Year"
Trent Huckaby
Bubba Haralson
2005 North Texas Tour Championship winners:
Robert Case Jr
Andy Coffman
2005 North Texas "Anglers of the Year"
Robbie Rose
Robert Alexander
2005 Heaviest 1 day Stringer of the
year. (35.32lbs Choke Canyon)
Henry Fojtik
Carrie
Fojtik
2005 Heaviest Big Bass of the
year. (12.62 lbs Choke Canyon)
Glen Erskine
Ben Stogstill
Specific Itinerary for the
International Challenge.
Thursday the
4th
-Meet at the Holiday
Inn for overnight stay in McAllen, Texas
Friday the
5th
-6:00am Group leaves
Holiday Inn of McAllen with escort
-6:30am Group crosses
border
-10:00am Arrive at
lodge at and assign rooms to competitors
-11:00am General
meeting of all teams to explain rules, safety, and lake
recommendations
-12:00pm Opening
Ceremonies, to include Flag raisings, National anthems, Exchange of
pennants, and special guest
-1:00pm Lunch for all
contestants
-2:30pm The lake
officially opens for practice
-8:00pm Official
practice ends
-8:30pm Dinner served
for all contestants
Saturday the
6th
-6:30am Official
start time of event block I, all boats will leave in predetermined
order
-11:00am All boats
must arrive at official check-in location
-11:30am Scales
close
-12:30pm Lunch for
all Contestants
-3:00pm Official
start time of event block II, all boats leave in predetermined order
(reverse flight from block I)
-7:30pm All boats
must arrive at official check-in location
-8:00pm Scales
Close
-9:00pm Dinner for
all contestants and special events
Sunday the
7th
-6:30am Official
start time of event block III, all boats will leave in predetermined
order (reverse flight from block II)
-11:00am All boats
must arrive at official check-in location
-11:30am Scales
close
-12:00pm Awards
ceremony
-1:00pm Lunch for all
contestants
-3:00pm Escort takes
group back to American border
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