Anglers will have the opportunity to fish with some of the nation’s top pros and get tips for successful fishing during the Professional Anglers Association Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series.
Free seminars hosted by top pros will be held at Bass Pro Shops in Springfield at 1935 South Campbell Avenue during the PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series event. Seminar times and pros are listed below.
Wednesday, October 13th | Registration night 5:30-7pm |
5:30pm | Fred Roumbanis, PAA Tour member and Bassmaster Elite Series Pro |
5:50pm | Mark Rose, PAA Tour Member, FLW Tour Member, and recent BASS Open Winner |
6:10pm | Stacey King & Brian Snowden, Stacey King is a 12-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier and a member of the Bass Pro Shops/Nitro Pro staff. Brian Snowden is the recent winner of the 2010 Toyota Texas Bass Classic. |
6:30pm | Rick Clunn, 4-time Bassmaster Classic Champion PLUS – Many other recognized pros will be in attendance. |
October 14th & 15th | Lakeside Weigh-in at State Park Marina starting at 3:00pm |
October 16th | Meet the Pros at Bass Pro Shops at the Branson Landing from 12:30pm to 4:30pm followed by the final weigh-in at 4:30pm at the Branson Landing Fountain. Pros and topics are to be determined. |
The event at Table Rock Lake is open to anyone who is at least a PAA General Member, although official PAA Member Observers who participate in the first two days of the Tournament Series event will have priority entry. Registration is open to be a PAA Member Observer.
Observers must be at least a PAA General Member. Observer entry fees are $50 per tournament, which allows participation up to all three days of the event. Observer registration and complete information for all tournaments can be found at: http://fishpaa.com/tournaments/observer-information/.
For information about the Professional Anglers Association, membership benefits, video, stories from the top pros, links to sponsor sites and more, visit the fishpaa.com/membership website.
Local Contact: Mickey Black (417) 887-7334
About Bass Pro Shops Group:
Bass Pro Shops -56 retail stores in 26 states and Canada visited by over 109 million people annually, international catalog and internet retailing, American Rod & Gun wholesale division selling to over 7,000 independently owned retail stores worldwide, Outdoor World Incentives also selling Bass Pro Shops gift cards through over 132,000 retail outlets across America and a restaurant division with 26 locations.
For more information regarding Bass Pro Shops store locations, products or special events, please visit the basspro website. To request a free catalog call 1-800-BASS PRO.
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