Article
Date: 9/21/2005
WOMEN’S BASSMASTER TOUR PREVIEW EVENT EXCEEDS GOAL
OF 100-BOATER FIELD
BASS Will Still
Accept Entries Until Oct. 12
CELEBRATION,
Fla. – BASS is pleased to announce that the 100-boater field
of the Women’s Bassmaster Tour preview event, scheduled Oct.
20-22 at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas, is full.
Melinda
Mize, of Ben Lomond, Ark., daughter of BASS pros Jimmy and Lucy
Mize, was the 100th registered boater. "I am so ready to fish
at Rayburn,” she said. Mize will be joined by her mother Lucy,
who registered along with dozens of other women earlier in the month.
“I
think this Tour is going to be for women of all backgrounds - even
if they are just beginning,” Lucy Mize said this month when
she attended the BUSCH Shotout on Table Rock Lake in Missouri with
her husband. “Anybody that loves to fish should come out and
try it because it is gonna be a big deal for everyone.”
Less
than three weeks ago, BASS reported a nearly full field for the
preview event. Tour director Bruce Mathis said more women, many
eager to register before the field closed, called or went to www.bassmaster.com
to enroll. Because the women’s preview event has been met
with an unequivocal fervor, BASS will continue to register boaters
and non-boaters until Wednesday, Oct. 12, based on an even field.
“We
don’t want to turn away any woman who wants to be a part of
this historic event, one that now appears to be bigger than anyone
imagined,” Mathis said. “We still encourage any interested
woman to sign up for this marquee event, boaters and non-boaters
alike.”
With
the registration deadline less than three weeks away, women anglers
who are interested must act fast to fish the preview event. Interested
parties can visit www.bassmaster.com or call 407-566-BASS.
Once
the preview event closes, women will have the chance to sign up
for the five-event Women’s Bassmaster Tour. The 2006 schedule
is:
March 16-18
Toledo Bend Reservoir Huxley, Texas
April 20-22
Neeley Henry Lake Gadsden, Ala.
May 18-20 Lewisville
Lake Dallas, Texas
July 27-29 Lake
Norman Huntersville, N.C.
Aug.
24-26 Lake Dardanelle Russellville, Ark.
BASS
is the worldwide authority on bass fishing, sanctioning more than
20,000 events through the BASS Federation annually. Guided by its
mission to serve all fishing fans, BASS sets the standard for credibility,
professionalism, sportsmanship and conservation, as it has for nearly
40 years.
BASS
stages bass fishing tournaments for every skill level and culminates
with the CITGO Bassmaster Classic. Through its clubs, youth programs,
aquatic resource advocacy, magazine publishing and multimedia platforms,
BASS offers the industry's widest array of services and support
to its nearly 550,000 members. The organization is headquartered
in Celebration, Fla.
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