The Weekend Bass Series of American Bass Association kicks off 2015 season this weekend on Saturday, January 10th. Anglers in the Southeast Texas division will have their first event this Saturday on Sam Rayburn, launching from Umphrey Pavilion. Onsite registration and safety briefing will be held at Umphrey Pavilion on Friday, January 9th. Registration will be from 4:00-6:30pm CST and the safety briefing will follow promptly at 7:00pm CST. All participating anglers must be registered by 6:30pm CST on Friday, January 10th in order to participate in this event. Anglers can register for this event online at www.americanbassanglers.com or by calling ABA at (256) 232-0406. More information on this event can be found at this link or by calling tournament manager, Porter Trimble at (318) 201-3474.
Carlisle pro Scott Dean is looking forward to the first tournament this Saturday. "I'm really looking forward to the 2015 season. I think that there will be a lot more participation this year with the new changes to the Weekend Bass Series. It is going to be a little cold this weekend for us Texans, but someone will still catch big ones at Sam Rayburn," said Dean.
Anglers will get to take advantage of the new "no linking" format along with increased payouts for the 2015 season. First place boaters can win $3000 and first place co-anglers can win $1500 with just a 50 boat field. Payouts will increase to $5000 first place boater and $2500 first place co-angler with a 100 boat field. Over the course of five divisional events per division, anglers will be competing for a spot in the 2016 Ray Scott Championship at Lake Hartwell. Payouts for the Ray Scot Championship will be huge at the 2016 event. Qualifying boaters will compete for $120,000 first place and qualifying co-anglers will compete for $70,000 first place at the 2016 Ray Scott Championship.
Lots of contingency money is up for grabs during the 2015 season. Anglers participating in the Triton Gold program can earn up to $7,000 at 2015 divisional events and up to $50,000 at the 2016 Ray Scott Championship. Anglers can also take advantage of other programs such as T-H Marine Atlas Rewards, Power Pole Captain's Cash, and Mercury/Motorguide bonus money.
American Bass Anglers, Inc. can be contacted at (256) 232-0406 or by visiting americanbassanglers.com.
