With spring getting into full swing around the end of March in Northeast Texas, the KCKL 95.9 FM Big Bass Tournament will celebrate its 21st Anniversary in a big way. It will once again bring together fishing friends and family fun to the shores of Cedar Creek Lake. What more could
anyone ask for than great fishing and a Grand Prize of a 2004 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck from Teague Chevrolet-Buick of Mabank.
Even if you don’t win the Grand Prize, anglers have a great chance to win one of over 125 Other cash Prizes in the Hourly, Overall, Women’s and Youth Divisions. On Saturday afternoon there’s even a BBQ and 50 Door Prizes after each day’s final weigh in. The KCKL Big Bass Tournament has definitely become a Texas Tradition among bass anglers. Most of the KCKL anglers have competed in the Tournament for many years and quite a few will be celebrating their 21st year of participation with the event. This year’s Tournament will return to the site of many previous KCKL Tournaments, Log Cabin Park at the south end of the big lake.
It all started when Fred & Mike McBurney and Radio Station KCKL 95.9 FM owner Ed Routt decided it would be a good idea to have a family-fishing event. Carrying on the tradition which started some 21 years ago, Tournament Director Mike McBurney, along with a dedicated crew of friends and family, will once again present the KCKL 95.9 FM Big Bass Tournament ….. a Texas family tradition.
Another big part of the KCKL Big Bass Tournament tradition is Radio Station General Manager, Pat Isaacson. Pat and most of the Tournament Staff have been involved with the event since its beginning. All told, Mike, Pat and the Staff represent a combined total of over 170 years of KCKL Tournament experience. Since its beginning, Pat and the Radio Station have supported the Tournament with the hourly broadcasts of weights, along with promoting the event, and handling many of the details of an event which attracts over 1,000 anglers each year.
The KCKL Big Bass Tournament over the years has produced some pretty impressive winning catches. There have been four bass going over 11 pounds, and one over 12 and one that holds the Tournament record at 13.30 lbs. Two of the bass from the Tournament have joined the Parks and Wildlife Share A Lunker Program. In several of the Tournaments, it has taken a six pounder or bigger just to break into the Top 50 Places. In the 1999 Tournament, there were 101 bass over 5 lbs. weighed in. Take a look at the “Past Tournaments” web pages for the full story.
This year is your chance to make your mark in the record books or just have a good time with friends and family. Mark your calendar now for the weekend of March 27 and 28th and attend the 21st Annual KCKL 95.9 FM Big Bass Tournament at Log Cabin Park on Cedar Creek Lake (located just off Highway 3054 between the Caney and the Clear Creek Bridges).
For more information and entry forms visit the Tournament website, www.fishingworld.com/kcklbass or call KCKL at 903-489-1238 for more information.By: Fishingworld staff
