SITE: Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper, TexasPRACTICE DAYS: May 2-4, 2005
COMPETITION DAYS: May 5-7, 2005
LAUNCH SITE: Umphrey Family Pavilion
5438 RR 225 West
Sam Rayburn, Texas
WEIGH-IN SITE: Umphrey Family Pavilion
5438 RR 225 West
Sam Rayburn, Texas
PAYOUTS: $328,021
Sam Rayburn Reservoir Luring Facts:
Previous BASS Events: 27
Last Bassmaster Event Hosted/Winner: 2004, Edwin Evers - 52-7
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, May 4
Registration – 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., Jasper High School Auditorium, 400 Bulldog Avenue, Jasper, Texas.
Tournament Briefing – 6:30 p.m., Jasper High School Gymnasium, 400 Bulldog Avenue, Jasper, Texas.
Thursday, May 5
Check-out and weigh-in times will be announced at the Tournament Briefing. Contestants will go out in flights. Flights and check-in times will be staggered to give each contestant equal fishing time.
Friday, May 6
Tournament fishing schedule will be posted at weigh-in Thursday. Top 50 boaters and top 50 non-boaters fishing on Saturday will be announced.
Saturday, May 7
Final awards presentation will be held at the weigh-in site.
Open Format
Both boaters and non-boaters participate in CITGO Bassmaster Open tournaments. After two days of fishing, the top 50 boaters and top 50 non-boaters will continue to fish on Saturday. After Saturday’s round, boater and non-boater champions will be crowned.
At the end of the three-event Central Open season, the top 25 boaters in the points standings will qualify for the 2005 CITGO Bassmaster Open Championship. The top 30 will earn Tour cards to fish as pros on the 2006 Tour.
Similarly, the top 25 non-boaters in the points standings will qualify for 2005 CITGO Bassmaster Open Championship.
The top five anglers in the 2005 CITGO Bassmaster Open Championship qualify for the 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Classic.
Boater Payout
Place Merchandise Merch $ Cash Total
1 TR20X/200 Opti 38,316 15,000 53,316
2 TR20X/200 Opti 38,316 5,000 43,316
3 170MAG/90 Opti 18,192 18,192
4 170MAG/90 ELPTO 15,360 15,360
5 8,000 8,000
6 7,000 7,000
7 6,000 6,000
8 5,500 5,500
9 4,500 4,500
10 4,000 4,000
11 3,500 3,500
12 3,000 3,000
13 2,500 2,500
14 2,400 2,400
15 2,300 2,300
16-20 2,200 ea 11,000
21-25 2,100 ea 10,500
26-30 1,700 ea 8,500
31-35 1,500 ea 7,500
36-40 1,300 ea 6,500
41-45 1,200 ea 6,000
46-50 1,100 ea 5,500
Purolator Big Bass 1,000 day 3,000
Totals $237,384
Non-Boater Payout
Place Merchandise Merch $ Cash Total
1 TR186/150 Opti 25,037 25,037
2 8,000 8,000
3 5,000 5,000
4 4,500 4,500
5 4,000 4,000
6 3,000 3,000
7 2,500 2,500
8 2,000 2,000
9 1,800 1,800
10 1,600 1,600
11 1,400 1,400
12 1,300 1,300
13 1,200 1,200
14 1,100 1,100
15 1,000 1,000
16-20 800 ea 4,000
21-25 700 ea 3,500
26-30 600 ea 3,000
31-35 550 ea 2,750
36-40 500 ea 2,500
41-45 450 ea 2,250
46-50 400 ea 2,000
Purolator Big Bass 400 day 1,200
Totals 84,637
Did You Know?
The following data comes from the American Sportfishing Association's Today's Angler Report:
* 15.6 million bass anglers in the U.S.
* 80.5% of the bass anglers are male
* 69.5% of bass anglers are married
* The average annual HHI for a bass angler is $54,392
* 25.5% of bass anglers have completed 4+ years of college
BASS is the world's largest fishing organization, sanctioning more than 20,000 tournaments worldwide through its Federation. The CITGO Bassmaster Tournament Trail, which includes the Bassmaster Elite 50 series, is the oldest and most prestigious pro bass fishing tournament circuit and continues to set the standard for credibility, professionalism and sportsmanship as it has since 1968.
Sponsors of the Bassmaster Elite 50 Series include CITGO Petroleum Corp., Toyota, Busch Beer, Purolator, Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Berkley, Lowrance Electronics, MotorGuide, Bass Pro Shops and Cialis (tadalafil).
For more information, contact BASS Communications at (407) 566-2208 or visit www.bassmaster.com.
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