It’s late spring here on the Delta and How many anglers can truly adjust to a 4-day event here? Who will have enough fish to survive and make the cut? Certainly the locals have an advantage here on the river where everything looks so “fishy”.
Many anglers will rely on bodies of water like Frank’s Tract to get it done, If they do they may be the ones done if the typical spring winds blow. Open area like the Franks tract and Mildred Island areas have been pounded by winds the past few days, (although they are getting a break here at press time). The wind will be a factor. The past weekend brought the combination of strong winds and heavy boat traffic to the area and limited much of the searching prior to the tournament.
While many anglers will be excited with what they find today, the true test will be if they can find enough areas that will produce when the wind and boat traffic becomes a factor later in the week.
Many anglers will trust crankbaits to get their limits, Speed Traps in craw patterns and bluegill patterns will get a lot of play. Buzzbaits are starting to get some play now too. Persuader Black and Revenge Orange are getting much of the buzzbait work done.
As many as 150 Pro Division competitors will vie for a top award worth as much as $60,400. The winning pro will receive a guaranteed cash award of $8,500 plus an Evinrude- or Yamaha-powered Ranger 519VS Comanche bass boat complete with EverStart batteries, Garmin electronics and a Minn Kota trolling motor. If the winner is a registered owner of a Ranger boat, he will receive a $10,000 cash bonus from Ranger, and if he is a participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, he will receive another $3,000 from Ranger. The winner is also eligible to receive $1,000 from Garmin if his boat is equipped with a fixed-mount Garmin Fishfinder or combination GPS/sounder.
The winning co-angler is guaranteed a cash award of $4,500, and Ranger will award him a Ranger 519VS Comanche if he is a registered owner of a Ranger.
Designed as a pathway to the $5.76 million Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the world's most lucrative bass-tournament series, the EverStart Series features four divisions – Eastern, Central, Northern and Western – with four regular-season events each. The season culminates in the $335,975 EverStart Series Championship, which will be held Oct. 29-Nov. 1 on Old Hickory Lake near Gallatin, Tenn. The event will be broadcast to 55 million subscribers of the Outdoor Life Network on the “FLW Outdoors” television series. Western Division anglers who finish in the top 30 in the final points standings are eligible to compete in the championship. Every angler who receives weight credit in a tournament earns points, with 200 points awarded to the winner, 199 points for second, 198 points for third, and so on. These points determine angler standings.
Who’s Going to win? Well let’s just say good luck to all of you out there as the list of regular users and contributors to the site is extensive, one thing is for certain it will be well worth a trip to Oakley’s Big Break Marina to check this one out. Big Break Marina in Oakley will host daily takeoffs each morning at safe light, with Wednesday and Thursday's weigh-ins also held at the marina beginning at 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday's weigh-ins will be held at the Wal-Mart store located at 4893 Lone Tree Way in Antioch beginning at 4 p.m. The community is encouraged to attend daily takeoffs and weigh-ins.
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