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Bassmaster Legends Major Relocated
to Arkansas, Lake Dardanelle
Aug. 1, 2007 - CELEBRATION, Fla. Due to
recent unsafe conditions on the Arkansas River, BASS will relocate
the Bassmaster Legends presented by Ramada Worldwide, set for
Aug. 23-26, to Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Ark.
Dardanelle most recently hosted a Mercury Marine
Women's Bassmaster Tour presented by Triton Boats event in March
and was the site of a 2005 Bassmaster Elite 50 tournament.
The third and final 2007 Bassmaster Major, the
Legends is held in honor of BASS founder Ray Scott, who will
attend the event. Daily weigh-ins and tournament launches will
take place at Lake Dardanelle State Park, at 100 State Park Drive
in Russellville. Daily tournament launches will begin at 9 a.m.
CT and weigh-ins will start at 6 p.m. CT.
The full field of 51 qualifying anglers will fish
Lake Dardanelle during the first two days of competition. After
the field is cut to the top 12 anglers Saturday, the third day
of competition, the tournament will move to a six-hole course
with anglers fishing each hole in rotating fashion. The top six
will compete on the final day of action on the six-hole course
for the $250,000 top prize.
The list of qualifiers will be set after the upcoming
Bassmaster Elite Series event, the Capitol Clash presented by
Advance Auto Parts, scheduled for Aug. 9-12 on the Potomac River
out of La Plata, Md.
Three Elite Series anglers already have qualified
for berths in the Legends: 2007 Bassmaster Classic champion Boyd
Duckett of Demopolis, Ala.; 2006 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler
of the Year Mike Iaconelli of Runnemede, N.J.; and Scott Rook
of Little Rock, Ark., winner of the 2006 Bassmaster Legends.
The leader of the Toyota Rookie of the Year after the Potomac
event also will qualify. Derek Remitz of Madison, Ala., presently
leads the rookie standings.
Tournament coverage of the event will air at 9
a.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 1, on ESPN2. Lake Dardanelle is
off-limits to Elite Series anglers until the official practice
period, Aug. 20-22.
Bassmaster Majors Sponsors: Sponsors of
the Bassmaster Elite Series include Toyota Tundra, Purolator,
Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Berkley, Advance Auto Parts, Lowrance
Electronics, MotorGuide, Costa Del Mar, Ramada Worldwide and
Evan Williams Bourbon.
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