American Bass Anglers (256)232-0406

Bass Pro Shops Open Series
Div 19 Virginia
Director: Rodney Michael
(256)497-0967

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Date	Lake/Results	Info	Temp Res
3/19/2022	Kerr	Nutbush	PDF
4/23/2022	Kerr	Nutbush	PDF
5/07/2022	Gaston	Summit Landing	PDF
6/18/2022	Gaston	Summit Landing	PDF

The event listed below is a Postseason Event and has specific qualifications requirements. See the Season Rules for eligibility requirements prior to registering.

9/17/2022 9/18/2022	Potomac River	Smallwood		PDF Day 2 PDF

Division 19 Points Top 25
Place	Name	Events	Total Weight	Fish Released	Points

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Division News

Harrell Sacks Up 22.20 Pounds to Win Lake Gaston

ATHENS, Al. – Ryan Harrell of Roanoke Rapids NC, won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Lake Gaston on 5/15/21. Running out of Holly Grove Marina in Bracey VA, Harrell weighed in a five bass limit weighing 22.20 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 5.05 pounds which was the largest bass weighed in by a boater. Harrell took home $2500.00 for the win and $530.00 for boater big bass.

Calloway Wins $5640.00 On Kerr Lake

ATHENS, Al. – Brian Calloway of Danville VA, won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Kerr Lake on 4/24/21. Running out of Nutbush park in Henderson NC, Calloway weighed in a five bass limit weighing 16.50 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 4.86 pounds which was the largest bass weighed in by a boater. Calloway took home $5000.00 for the win and another $640.00 for the big bass.

Guins Wins $5000.00 on Kerr Lake

ATHENS, Al. – Jonathan Guins of Zebulon NC, won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event on Kerr Lake on 3/20/21. Running out of Nutbush park in Henderson NC, Guins weighed in a five bass limit weighing 17.80 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 4.86 pounds.

Virginia Division Second Stop - Kerr Lake

ATHENS, Al. – The Virginia Division of the Bass Pro Shops Open Series operated by American Bass Anglers will hold its second event of the season on 3/20/21 on Kerr Reservoir going out of Nutbush Boat Ramp.

With a slight chance of rain in the morning then warming into the mid-50s with a light NNW wind the fish should be on a pre-spawn pattern. The last time we visited Kerr Ryan Harrell of Roanoke Rapids NC, took the honors for the boaters to win with a five bass limit weighing 14.54lbs and Phillip Medford of Whitakers NC, was second with 14.54lbs.

Wiltfong Takes the Win on The Potomac River

Tim Wiltfong of Wake Forest, NC won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on the Potomac River on 8/9/20. Running out of Smallwood State Park Wiltfong weighed in five bass weighing 12.13 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 4.94 lbs. which was the largest bass weighed in by a boater. Wiltfong took home $1370.00 for his win.

Treadaway Takes the Win on The Potomac River

Dan Treadaway of Rocky Mount, NC won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on the Potomac River on 8/8/20. Running out of Smallwood State Park Treadaway weighed in four bass weighing 9.84 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 2.99 lbs. Treadaway took home $1400.00 for his catch.

Harrell Takes Day One of A Double Header On Kerr Lake

Ryan Harrell of Roanoke Rapids, NC won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Kerr Lake on 6/27/20. Running out of Nutbush Park, Harrell weighed in a five bass limit weighing 14.54 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 3.93 pounds. He took home a check for $2600.00 for the win.

Wilson Wins $7720.00 in Area 8 Championship on Kerr Lake

ATHENS, Ala. – Jason Wilson of Lincolnton, NC, won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Area 8 Championship held September 28th and 29th, 2019 on Kerr Lake. Running out of Nutbush Park in Henderson NC Wilson weighed in a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 28.65 pounds including the boater big bass weighing 6.50 pounds. Wilson took home a total of $7720.00 for the win and big bass.

Harrell Wins $5650.00 on Lake Gaston

ATHENS, Ala. – Ryan Harrell of Roanoke Rapids, NC won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Lake Gaston on 6/29/19. Running out of Holly Grove Marine in Bracey, VA Harrell weighed in a five bass limit weighing 15.85 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 6.37 pounds which was the largest bass weighed in by a boater. He took home a check for $5000.00 for the win and an additional $650.00 for the biggest bass.

Warren Wins $5700.00 on Kerr Lake

ATHENS, Ala. – Marty Warren of Elon, NC won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Kerr Lake on 5/18/19. Running out of Nutbush Park in Henderson NC, Warren weighed in a five bass limit weighing14.76 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 4.40 pounds. He took home a check for $5000.00 for the win and an additional $700.00 for weighing in the biggest bass for the boaters.

Steven Brinkley Wins $5500.00 On Lake Gaston

ATHENS, Ala. – Steven Brinkley of Suffolk, Virginia won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Virginia event held on Lake Gaston on 3/23/19. Running out of Holly Grove Marina, Brinkley weighed in a five bass limit totaling 22.13-pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 6.58-pounds. Steven took home a check for $5500.00 for the win.

Virginia Division Heads to Lake Gaston

ATHENS, Ala. – The Virginia Division of the Bass Pro Shops Open Series presented by American Bass Anglers will hold its second event of the season on Lake Gaston on 3/23/19.

The competitors will launch from Holly Grove Marina located at 8826 Hwy 903 Bracey, Virginia. Anglers will begin fishing at 7:15 am or safe light on Saturday 3/23/19 with the weigh-in to start at 3:30 pm. Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Friday 3/22/19 local time at the ABA stage trailer at Holly Grove Marina, with the pairings meeting to follow at 7:00 p.m.

Kerr Rescheduled Due to Unsafe Waters

Athens, AL 2/27/2019 - The Bass Pro Shops Open Series Virginia Division Kerr scheduled for Saturday 3/2/2019 has been rescheduled due to high water levels and unsafe boating conditions. The lake is currently 10 feet above Summer Pool, and not expected to recede enough prior to the event to be safe. The rain runoff has pushed out a lot of debris into the lake creating an unsafe boating environment. Angler safety is our number one priority and in the best interest of our anglers the tournament has been rescheduled to March 16, 2019. The rescheduled tournament will still launch from Nut Bush Park. Registration will be held on site at Nut Bush Park at the ABA stage trailer 4:00-6:30 with safety briefing and partner pairing at 7:00 p.m.

All anglers registered for this event will be automatically moved to the new event date. For more information on this tournament, call Rodney Michael, tournament manager, at 256-497-0967 or ABA at 256-232-0406. Online, see www.americanbassanglers.com

Robertson Makes it Two in a Row

ATHENS, Ala. – Following up his win on Kerr Lake, Mark Robertson of Henderson, North Carolina won the American Bass Anglers open series held on Lake Gaston on 8/11/18. Running out of Holly Grove Marina in Bracey, Virginia Robertson weighed in a five-bass limit weighing 16.67-lbs. Robertson’s limit was anchored by a bass weighing 4.76 pounds. For the win Robertson took home a check for $5000.00.