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ABA Announces 2009 Weekend Series Schedule
Thursday, September 11, 2008
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American Bass Anglers (ABA) today announced the 2009 Bassmaster Weekend Series schedule with 21 divisions for 2009. Here’s an overview.
Four of the current divisions will be combined into two divisions. Wisconsin and Minnesota will become a single division with all 2009 events held on the Mississippi River. Also, the two South Carolina divisions will be combined into a single division.
ABA noted that “These consolidations will allow more anglers to become involved in the new divisions as they work toward the goal of qualifying for the Bassmaster Classic.”
The league also stated: “The 2009 Bassmaster Weekend Series schedules have been created with an emphasis on reducing travel for the weekend angler as much as possible. ABA will continue to offer the $5,000 boater 1st-place guaranteed at each divisional qualifying event. This guaranteed payout is over and above the regular payout.”
Also noteworthy is ABA will be announcing a new Angler of the Year program for the Bassmaster Weekend Series.
In announcing the new, ABA president Morris Sheehan said: “American Bass Anglers will continue its focus on the weekend angler by refining schedules and continue to elevate weekend anglers across the country. The changes we’re making for 2009 will make fishing bass tournaments on a national tour level not only affordable but also more cost effective for the weekend angler. Through good scheduling techniques and maximizing event locations, our goal is to reduce expenses for our anglers to the maximum extent possible.”
REGION 1: SOUTHERN
Alabama North – Division 1
02/28/2009 Guntersville Lake Guntersville State Park
03/28/2009 Weiss Lake Weiss Mart Marina
05/09/2009 Wheeler Lake Ingalls Harbor
06/27/2009 Neely Henry Lake Gadsden Boat Dock
09/19-20/2009 Guntersville Lake Guntersville State Park
Alabama South – Division 2
01/24/2009 Lake Martin Wind Creek State Park
02/21/2009 Lake Eufaula Lakepoint State Park
05/02/2009 Lay Lake Beeswax Landing
05/30/2009 Alabama River Cooters Pond
08/22-23/2009 Logan Martin Lake Lakeside Landing
Tennessee Central – Division 3
03/21/2009 Percy Priest Lake Fate Sanders Marina
04/25/2009 Center Hill Lake Ragland Bottoms
06/20/2009 Old Hickory Lake Bulls Creek Access
07/18/2009 Kentucky Lake Paris Landing State Park
09/12-13/2009 Percy Priest Lake Fate Sanders Marina
Tennessee East – Division 4
02/14/2009 Guntersville Lake Goose Pond
04/04/2009 Chickamauga Lake Chester Frost Park
05/02/2009 Ft. Loudoun-Tellico Lakes Tellico Recreational Ramp
06/13/2009 Chickamauga Lake Dayton Boat Dock
08/29-30/2009 Watts Bar Lake Tom Fuller Park
REGION 2: SOUTHEAST
North Carolina – Division 5
02/14/2009 Lake Wylie Ebenezer Park
03/21/2009 Lake Norman Pinnacle Point
05/16/2009 High Rock Lake Southmont Abbotts Creek
06/20/2009 Lake Wylie Ebenezer park
08/29-30/2009 High Rock Lake Southmont Abbotts Creek
Florida – Division 6
01/17/2009 Harris Chain of Lakes Venetian Gardens
02/28/2009 Kissimmee Chain Camp Mack’s
04/04/2009 St. John’s River Ed Stone Park
05/09/2009 Harris Chain of Lakes Venetian Gardens
09/19-20/2009 St. Johns River Palatka City Docks
South Carolina – Division 7
02/07/2009 Lake Murray Dreher Island State Park
03/07/2009 Clarks Hill Reservoir Dorn Sport Fishing Facility
03/28/2009 Santee Cooper John C. Land III
04/25/2009 Lake Hartwell Portman Marina
09/12-13/2009 Lake Hartwell Portman Marina
Georgia – Division 9
01/31/2009 Lake Eufaula Lake Point Resort State Park
03/14/2009 Lake Oconee Sugar Creek Marina
04/18/2009 Lake Sinclair Little River Park
06/06/2009 West Point Lake Highland Marina Resort
09/26-27/2009 West Point Lake Highland Marina Resort
REGION 3: SOUTH CENTRAL
Southeast Texas – Division 10
02/07/2009 Sam Rayburn Umphrey Family Pavilion
02/28/2009 Toledo Bend Cypress Bend
03/14/2009 Sam Rayburn Umphrey Family Pavilion
05/30/2009 Toledo Bend Cypress Bend
09/12-13/2009 Sam Rayburn Umphrey Family Pavilion
East Texas – Division 11
01/24/2009 Lake Palestine Villages Marina
02/14/2009 Lake Tyler Lake Tyler Marina
03/21/2009 Richland Chambers Oak Cove Marina
04/18/2009 Cedar Creek Log Cabin
09/19-20/2009 Lake O’ The Pines Johnson Creek Park
Arkansas – Division 12
01/31/2009 Ouachita Mountain Harbor
03/07/2009 Lake Dardanelle Dardanelle State Park
06/20/2009 Greer’s Ferry Lake Devil’s Fork Marina
07/11/2009 Lake Millwood Yarborough
09/26-27/2009 Arkansas River Alltel Ramp (Little Rock)
Louisiana – Division 13
01/17/2009 Pearl River Ed Scroggins
03/28/2009 Atchafalaya Basin Doiron’s Landing
04/25/2009 Lake D’Arbonne Lake D’Arbonne Marina
06/06/2009 Toledo Bend Cypress Bend
08/29-30/2009 Red River (Natchitoches) Grand Ecore Landing
REGION 4: MIDWEST
Oklahoma – Division 14
04/04/2009 Grand Lake Martin’s Landing
05/02/2009 Tenkiller Chicken Creek
06/13/2009 Ft. Gibson Taylor’s Ferry Marina
07/18/2009 Arkansas River Port of Muskogee
09/05-06/2009 Eufaula Eufaula Cove
Kentucky – Division 15
03/07/2009 Kentucky Lake Kentucky Dam Marina
04/18/2009 Kentucky Lake Kenlake State Park
06/06/2009 Lake Barkley Lake Barkley Marina
07/25/2009 Kentucky Lake Paris Landing State Park
08/22-23/2009 Lake Barkley Lake Barkley Marina
Missouri – Division 16
03/14/2009 Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Public Beach #2
04/11/2009 Table Rock Lake Port of Kimberling
05/16/2009 Truman Lake Long Shoal Marina
07/11/2009 Stockton Lake Orleans Trail Marina
09/26-27/2009 Table Rock Lake Port of Kimberling
Wisconsin/Minnesota – Division 18
05/30/2009 MS River – La Crosse Copeland West-Clinton St.
06/27/2009 MS River – Wabasha City Ramp at Ike’s Park
07/25/2009 MS River – Prairie Du Chien Washington Street Park
08/15/2009 MS River – La Crosse Copeland West – Clinton St.
09/19-20/2009 MS River – Wabasha City Ramp at Ike’s Park
(***This division is pending permits and schedule could change***)
REGION 5: NORTHEAST
Virginia – Division 19
03/07/2009 Lake Gaston Americamps
03/28/2009 Kerr Lake North Bend
06/06/2009 Lake Gaston Holly Grove Marina
06/27/2009 Kerr Lake North Bend
07/18-19/2009 Kerr Lake North Bend
Ohio – Division 20
04/18/2009 Indian Lake Moundwood
05/16/2009 Alum Creek New Galena
05/30/2009 Rocky Fork East Shore Marina
06/13/2009 Mosquito Lake Mosquito Lake State Park
08/22-23/2009 Erie Sandusky, Shelby Street
Maryland – Division 21
03/21/2009 Lake Anna Sturgeon Creek
04/25/2009 Potomac River Smallwood State Park
05/09/2009 Upper Chesapeake Bay Anchor Boats Marina
05/23/2009 Potomac River Smallwood State Park
07/25-26/2009 Potomac River Smallwood State Park
New York West – Division 22
06/20/2009 Chautauqua Long Point
08/08/2009 Seneca Lake Seneca Lake State Park
08/29/2009 Chautauqua Long Point State Park
09/12/2009 Canandaigua Town Ramp
09/26-27/2009 Oneida Lake Oneida Shores State Park
New York East – Division 23
07/11/2009 Lake George Ticonderoga Mossey Point
08/01/2009 Lake Champlain, Whitehall, NY South Bay
08/15/2009 Lake Champlain Plattsburgh
09/05/2009 Sacandaga Lake Northville
09/19-20/2009 1000 Islands French Creek Marina