BASS announced Tuesday the addition of the 2nd Bassmaster College Classic to coincide with the final Elite Series regular-season event, the Sooner Run.
BASS introduced the tournament format at the 40th Bassmaster Classic. The event will feature six two-angler college bass fishing teams, the University of Arkansas Bass Team, the Oklahoma State Bass Fishing Club and the OU Bass Fishing Team.
The competition will take place on Saturday, June 19 from first light to 2:00 p.m. CT on Oklahoma’s Fort Gibson Lake. Competitors, who will fish within the confines of a five-fish limit, will weigh their catches on the Bassmaster Elite Series main stage immediately before the Elite competitors tote their catches to the scales at Three Forks Harbor in Muskogee, Okla.
“This is an excellent opportunity to provide some ancillary competition, in the form of schools with strong rivalries and passionate fan bases, surrounding our Elite Series regular-season finale,” said Jamie Wilkinson, BASS’ senior director of event operations and business development.
The weigh-in will be streamed live on the Bassmaster website. The team with the heaviest cumulative weight will score victory in the fledgling competition circuit and will be recognized on the Elite Series stage. The full list of competitors can be found below.
University of Arkansas Bass Team:
Jerid Jones and Turner Hall
Clay Ramey and Taylor Denniston
Oklahoma State Bass Fishing Club:
Chip Porche and Mark Johnson
Paul Muzljakovich and Tyler Nipper
OU Bass Fishing Team:
Brody Hensley and Orie Chambers
Trevor Parks and Chase Edmiston
About BASS
For more than 40 years, BASS has served as the authority on bass fishing. The organization advances the sport through advocacy, outreach and its expansive tournament structure while championing efforts to connect directly with the passionate community of bass anglers through its Bassmaster media vehicles.As the flagship offering of ESPN Outdoors, the Bassmaster brand and its considerable multimedia platforms are guided by a mission to serve all fishing fans. Through its industry-leading publications Bassmaster Magazine, BASS Times and Fishing Tackle Retailer; comprehensive Web properties in the Bassmaster, BASSInsider, ESPNOutdoors and ESPN360 websites, and ESPN2 television programming, Bassmaster provides rich, leading-edge content true to the lifestyle.
BASS oversees the prestigious Bassmaster Tournament Trail, which includes the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bassmaster Opens, BASS Federation Nation and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the Bassmaster Classic.
BASS offers an array of services to its more than 500,000 members while spearheading progressive, positive change on issues related to conservation and water access. The organization is headquartered in Celebration, Fla.By: BASS Communications / BASS
