Father and Son Team Win Military Team Bass Tournament

by: Debra Talley

Final Results (PDF)

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18th Annual Military Bass Tournament Off to a Patriotic Start

by: Debra Talley

Byrdstown, TN....................The Military Team Bass Tournament started Wednesday on Dale Hollow Lake out of Sunset Marina. The anglers are having a great time and it all started with registration at the Byrdstown High School gymnasium where anglers from across the country gathered to swap war stories and fish tales. At registration, the anglers were given lots of gifts from American Bass Anglers sponsors and the community.

John Carter Joins Roster of Stars at Military Event

Athens, AL…..John Carter is no stranger to the stage, especially in Nashville, Tennessee, where crowds flock to here him play! But on Monday, May 5th, he’ll entertain the military from across the US as they arrive for the 18th annual Military Bass Tournament in Byrdstown, Tennessee! 

The military anglers, as well as the great folks in the surrounding area, are in for a real treat when entertainers from across the US take the stage to entertain with song and dance in a USO Show planned just for them.

John Carter’s dream has not always been to excel as a country music artist. Towering at 6’5, his original dream was to play football, and the Marine Corps offered an opportunity to continue his passion after high school. “You might say that my ego got the best of me. The recruiter dared me by saying I could play if I was good enough, and the next thing I knew I was signing papers.”

Throughout his 10 years in the military, John has had a range of positive experiences. While aboard ship as a helicopter door gunner for six months, John spent his off-duty hours teaching himself to play guitar. “As a kid, my dad played the guitar; but I was always intimidated to try it. I guess I didn’t think I could do it. It was embarrassing to learn to play the guitar on a ship. I would stay awake late at night and practice in the hanger so I wouldn’t bother anyone. I thought of myself as that next door neighbor learning to play the trombone.”

Miss Tennessee, Grace Gore, To Be Featured Entertainer at Military Tournament

Athens, AL……..The reigning Miss Tennessee, Grace Gore, will be a special guest entertainer in the USO Show planned for the Military Team Bass Tournament to be held at Dale Hollow Lake in Byrdstown, Tennessee.  The show that is planned for the tournament participants as well as community supporters, will be held at Pickett County High School on Monday, May 5th at 7:30pm Central Time.

Grace is currently a second year doctoral student of Audiology at Vanderbilt University. After high school, she attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina for two years before transferring to the University of Mississippi, where she received a Bachelors of Science degree in Communicative Disorders. Grace spent the summer semester of 2005 studying at Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy.

EARLY TIMES KENTUCKY WHISKY
DERBY FISHING TOURNAMENT SET FOR APRIL 27

Louisville, KY – Early Times Kentucky Whisky, in conjunction with pro-angler Kevin Wirth and B&J Marine, Inc., are proud to announce the Early Times Derby Tournament will return on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Cox’s Park on the Ohio River.

The one-day tournament will include a $10,000 guaranteed purse with first prize pulling in $6,000. Proceeds from the tournament’s $200 entry fee will benefit the Ohio River largemouth bass stocking study being conducted by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The study, a five-year effort, began in June of 2007 with the stocking of largemouth bass fingerlings into embayments of the Ohio River.  This study will determine whether stocking fingerling largemouth bass can be used to improve largemouth bass fishing in the Ohio River. The second phase of the study includes the evaluation of habitat in the Ohio River and possible plans for future habitat improvements.

Not Ready To End The Fight”- Marine Sings Answer To Controversial Song!

Athens, AL……….Marine Cpl. David Thibodeaux was in Iraq with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, when the anti-war, controversial song, “Not Ready To Make Nice” came out. After being urged on by friends, family, and colleagues he decided to record "Not Ready To End The Fight" to make a point, criticize, comment and answer the anti-war song.

Anglers participating in the 18th annual Military Bass Tournament to be held on Dale Hollow Lake in Byrdstown, Tennessee, are in for quite a treat as Cpl. Thibodeaux entertains during the USO Show. 

Military Team Bass Competitors To Be Entertained By BAMA Girls

Athens, AL…..The 18th Annual “Military Bass Team Tournament” promises to be one to remember. Surely what will be a highlight of the weeks’ activities, is a USO show featuring the “BAMA Girls”, presented by tournament host, American Bass Anglers. The show, to be held at 7:30pm on Monday, May 5th, the competitors’ arrival day, will follow dinner to be held at Pickett County High School in Byrdstown, Tennessee.  “The show is a USO-type production which features songs of all types”, states Debra Talley, show producer and National Marketing Director for American Bass Anglers. “Whether you’re into pop, R&B, or country, we’ve covered it all. The former Miss Alabamas – all entertainers - present a fast-paced, high energy, song and dance show that seems to never stop. The show is filled with lots of surprises for the soldiers. For anyone that has ever watched on TV, excerpts from USO Shows featuring Bob Hope, it will bring back memories of Ann Margaret and Marilyn Monroe as they crooned their own renditions of love songs to the soldiers stationed so far from home. It was a time when mail took weeks or even months to arrive and email was not even a figment of one’s imagination. An audience of all ages will find something to enjoy whether it’s a walk down memory lane, or the latest, hottest, most tantalizing songs being played on MTV today”, says Talley.

LEER Sponsors American Fishing Tour
LEER Helps American Fishing Tour Anglers Live, Work and Play Better!

LEER, North America’s leading manufacturer of fiberglass truck caps and tonneaus, has just become a new national sponsor of the American Fishing Tour for 2008.  The tour, organized and conducted by American Bass Anglers, is the nation’s best opportunity for weekend anglers to compete for top honors, cash prizes, and national level tournament participation in over 1000 local competitions at fishing hot spots across the US.).  Top-performing local anglers go on to regional tournaments and a season-capping national championship, with all the excitement, drama and media exposure of a true national fishing extravaganza. 

Congratulations Rob Eckle March 2008 Winner

Rob Eckle is the March winner of the Royal Purple “Living The Dream” promotion, and will receive a FREE Case of Royal Purple Marine TCW-3 Oil and have a chance to “LIVE the Dream”. Rob is the Asst Director for Division 122 and fishes the American Fishing Tour. “I have been using Royal Purple TCW3 and Royal Purple Gear Lube in my 2000 model motor. It runs smoother and smokes less and I have gained two or three hundred RPM’s. I recommend anybody serious about your boats performance to give Royal Purple a try”. Rob purchased his Royal Purple products on-line at No Limit Motor Sports.

 It does pay to use Royal Purple Products.

Rob, Thanks for supporting Royal Purple, and enjoy your free case of oil! 

Dodson Takes March HI-SEAS ‘HIGH STAKES’
$1,000 Monthly CASH Jackpot

Congratulations……Stan Dodson from Hillsboro Ohio! He is the March winner of the Hi-Seas “Hi Stakes Monthly Jackpot”. Stan is a member of District 93 and along with competing in the American Fishing Tour, he is fishing the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series. Stan tells me he is impressed with the sensitivity of Hi-Seas Fluorocarbon. He is a finesse angler and uses a Drop Shot Rig and Shakey Head to target Smallmouth Bass. Stan also uses Hi-Seas Braided Line to fish Spinnerbaits and Grand Slam Line for his Crankbaits. The winning spool of Hi-Seas Line was purchased on-line from Tackle Warehouse. Stan plans to use part of his winnings to purchase more Hi-Seas Fluorocarbon. Those Smallmouth Bass may be in trouble!!!! 

Falcon, Fork Send Lunkers to Athens

ATHENS, Texas—A professional angler fishing in a tournament and a recreational angler fishing off a dock caught Budweiser ShareLunkers last week.

Scott Campbell of Springfield, Missouri, pulled in the big fish in ESPN’s B.A.S.S. Elite Series tournament on Lake Falcon April 3. The fish weighed 13.13 pounds.

Campbell was fishing with a 10-inch worm in 25 feet of water.

Ocean Waves Sunglasses Signs Long Term Deal With American Bass Anglers

Athens, AL………Today American Bass Anglers announced Ocean Waves Inc. has entered into a long term sponsorship agreement and is now the Exclusive Sunglass Sponsor of the American Fishing Tour and the American Couples Series.

BioEdge Fishing Attractant Lures
American Bass Anglers

Athens, AL………Morris Sheehan, President of American Bass Anglers, announced today’s newest sponsor to come on board the largest tournament trail for the weekend angler. “BioEdge Fishing Products will be a great component in our well-rounded arsenal of sponsors”, stated Sheehan, “we continue to grow the sport of fishing by seeking out new sponsors that offer another choice for our anglers.”

2008 AFT National Championship - Lake Guntersville

Athens, AL………………Guntersville Lake will be the site of the 2008 American Fishing Tour National Championship and be hosted by the  Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau out of Guntersville State Park on October 25 through November 1, 2008. Weekend Anglers from across the US will compete for their share of over $100,000 in cash, prizes and bonus money in a no entry fee 4 day championship with first place worth over $50,000.  The public is invited to come watch the weigh-ins daily at 3pm Wednesday through Saturday.