Two important new sponsors have joined
premium-quality American fishing rod manufacturer Cousins Tackle Corporation in
support of the 2014 Top Stick Tour, a unique grass-roots bass tournament series
that provides “regular” anglers with a competitive tour, great prizes and more.
Joining the 2014 Top Stick Tour family
of sponsors are Sun Country Marine and Skeeter Boats/Yamaha Motors. Together, Sun Country Marine and Skeeter
Boats/Yamaha Motors will be providing the 1st Place prize at the Top
Stick Tour Tournament of Champions — a check for $10,000. “I’m very excited to renew my association
with longtime friends Ben Jarrett and JoAnne O’Bryant
at Skeeter Boats/Yamaha Motors, and happy to join forces with Mike Phua and the Sun Country family, said John Barron, Top
Stick Tour President.
Cousins Tackle has upgraded its current
sponsorship, as well, bringing a new twist to the exciting finale of this tournament
series. In addition to the substantial
cash award that will be provided by Skeeter Boats/Yamaha Motors and Sun Country
Marine, the winner of the 2014 Top Stick Tour Tournament of Champions event
will automatically become a member of the Cousins Tackle Pro Staff. “Cousins is very selective about the
tournament pros we work with’” said Cousins Tackle President Bill
Buchanan. “Our American-made rods are
the best out there, and as such, we strive to associate ourselves with the best
anglers across the country. We develop
close working relationships with our pro staff anglers. We don’t just provide rods to them, we depend
on their experiences and expertise to help us refine our rods and make them
even better for all styles of bass fishing,” added Buchanan.
The first 50 people who sign up for Top
Stick membership will have their Bassmasters Team
Championship entry included (an optional $10 thereafter) — including a
subscription to BASS Times worth more than $20.
This format will provide one team for every 50 participating two-man
teams a chance to quality to fish the 2015 Bassmasters
Classic — the world’s most prestigious bass fishing event. One or more of the Top Stick teams will be
sent to the Team Championship where they will fish against other teams from
across the nation for a chance at a Classic berth. The top three teams from that event will be
split into six single anglers and the winner will be invited to fish the 2015
Classic.
“The Top Stick tournament series is
bringing new fun to the team fishing scene in Southern California,” added
Barron. “We have some exciting plans for
next season, including opening an Inland Empire Region and a Travelers Region,
as well as introducing a few open events with some new, fun formats.”
The Cousins Tackle bass rod line
includes dozens of spinning, casting and specialty models crafted from
fiberglass, IM-8 and High Modulus graphite blanks to optimize angling
performance — and make the world’s best bass fishermen even better. These rods are available exclusively through
a growing network of authorized Cousins Tackle dealers across the country —
including 16 premium tackle retailers in California (with more to come). In addition, Cousins will be soon be introducing
to the bass fishing world a revolutionary new line of
rods — Raze — that will deliver
American-made quality and precision-tuned performance at drastically lower
retail prices. This new rod family —
coming to dealers Summer 2014 — will make Cousins rods accessible to more
fishermen across California and coast-to-coast.
To learn more about the 2014 Top Stick
Tour and upcoming events, visit www.topsticktour.com
and Facebook/topsticktour. For more information about Cousins rods for
bass fishing — or the company’s complete line of premium quality, American-made
rods for fresh and saltwater fishing, contact Cousins Tackle Corporation at
(714) 893-0423 or visit www.cousinstackle.com
About Cousins
Tackle Corporation
Cousins Tackle Corporation is run by
real-life cousins and fishing industry legends Bill Buchanan and Wade
Cunningham, who together helped create iconic brands including Sage, Seeker,
Fenwick, Sevenstrand, Berkeley, Spiderwire, Stren,
Abu Garcia, Abel and Shikari. Cousins manufactures a full line of premium
quality rods for most styles of fresh and saltwater fishing, as well as a
selection of proven trolling lures and skirts, all in its Huntington Beach, California
facility. American made Cousins
products are available nationwide through select independent fishing tackle
retailers.