THE 1993 BASS TOURNAMENT TRAIL

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, March 15, 1993                   TAG: 9303150593
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THE 1993 BASS TOURNAMENT TRAIL
SMITH MOUNTAIN RURITAN CLUB SPRING PARTNERS' BASS TOURNAMENT: Smith Mountain Lake, Saturday, $60 per team. Smith Mountain Ruritan Club, Route 1, Box 148A, Huddleston, Elmer Mitchell, 703-297-6040.
\ TARHEEL TEAM TOURNAMENTS: Piedmont Division (Virginia Division has been dropped), Kerr Lake, Saturday, May 22, Sept. 11; Gaston Lake, April 3, July 24; High Rock Lake, June 19; championship Nov. 6-7, $150 per team entry fee. Lake Mini Trail (new this year), Kerr Lake, April 4 and Aug. 28; Harris Lake, April 17 and July 10; Jordan Lake, June 12, championship Sept. 26, $85 per team entry fee. Tarheel Team Tournaments, 2506-A Wooten Blvd., Wilson, N.C., 27839, 919-243-4665.
\ BASSING AMERICA: Virginia North, Kerr Lake, Saturday; Chickahominy River, March 27, May 1, Aug. 14-15; Lake Gaston, April 17; Potomac River, May 15; Lake Anna, June 19; James River, July 17, $25 entry fee, George Weichel, director, 804-838-5042. Virginia South, Lake Gaston, April 3 and Aug. 7-8; Little River, April 24; Perquimins, May 8; Chickahominy, May 22; James River, June 12; Yeopim, July 7, $25 entry fee, Ray Bohanon, director, 804-471-2277. Mid-Atlantic Teams, Gaston Lake, April 4; Potomac River, May 23; Chickahominy River, June 27; James River, July 18, $100 entry fee. Pro-Am Mid-Atlantic, Kerr Lake, March 27-28; Potomac River, May 1-2; James River, June 19-20; Chickahominy, Aug. 21-22, entry fee, $75 amateur, $150 professional. Bassing America Corp, P.O. Box 796908, Dallas, Texas. 75379; 214-380-2656.
\ RED MAN PIEDMONT DIVISION: Kerr Lake, Sunday, June 13, Oct. 3; Smith Mountain Lake, April 25; Gaston Lake, May 16; James River, Aug. 15, $75 entry fee. Operation Bass, Inc. Route 2, Box 74B, Gilbertsville, Ky. 42044.
\ STONE MOUNTAIN BASSMASTERS SPRING TOURNAMENT: Smith Mountain Lake, March 27, $60 per team, information from Howie Davies, 703-297-7511.
\ TOP GUN SOLO TOURNAMENTS: Smith Mountain Lake, March 28, May 2, June 6, Sept. 26, Oct. 24, $50 per fisherman entry fee, sponsored by Vinton Bassmasters, more information from Waterwheel Marina, 703-297-5142.
\ ROANOKE VALLEY BASSMASTERS SPRING INVITATIONAL PARTNER'S TOURNAMENT: Smith Mountain Lake, April 3, $60 entry fee, more information from Mark Ireson, 890-4739.
\ AMERICAN BASS ASSOCIATION VIRGINIA TEAMS: Gaston Lake, April 4; Lake Moomaw, May 2; Chickahominy River, June 13, $75 adult team, $55 adult-youth, information from Ray Conant, 804-979-1004 or 804-973-6985.
\ LUCKY 13 BASSMASTERS SOLO TOURNAMENTS: Smith Mountain Lake, April 10 and 24; May 1, 8 and 29; June 6, $50 per angler fee. Butch Thorp, P.O. Box 126, Forest 24551.
\ VIRGINIA STATE BASS FEDERATION: Kerr, April 17-18, Six-Man Tournament; Back Bay, May 15-16, Mr. Bass; Smith Mountain Lake, June 12; Smith Mountain, Oct 30-31, Classic.
\ PRO-AM TEAMS: Kerr Lake, April 18; Potomac River, May 23, Sept. 12; Chickahominy-James, June 26 and Aug. 7, $75 entry. Memorial Tournament, July 17, Chickahominy-James. Top 50, Kerr, Oct. 24. Classic, Kerr Lake, Oct. 16-17. Pro-Am Teams, 11647 Jefferson Davis Highway, Chester, 23831; 804-796-4992.
\ CAVE SPRING OPTIMIST CLUB ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT: Smith Mountain Lake, April 30-May 2, $35,700 purse, categories for largemouth, smallmouth, muskie, crappie, catfish and walleye, $25 entry fee, Optimist Club of Cave Spring, P.O. Box 1276, Salem 24153.
\ VIRGINIA BASSMASTER INVITATIONAL: Kerr Lake, May 5-7, B.A.S.S. Tournament Department, P.O. Box 17900, Montgomery, Al. 36141; 205-272-9530.
\ ROANOKE VALLEY BASSMASTERS FRIDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENTS: Smith Mountain Lake, June 4 and weekly through Aug. 28, information from Mark Ireson, 890-4739.
\ BASS BONANZA TOURNAMENT: Lake Moomaw, June 6, sponsored by the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce, information from 241 W. Main Street, Covington 24426; 703-962-2178.
\ BLUE RIDGE MARINE-OAK RIDGE TOYOTA-BLUE RIDGE MITSUBISHI TOURNAMENT: Smith Mountain Lake, Sept. 25, fee to be set. Blue Ridge Marine, Lynchburg, 804-847-0950.
\ STONE MOUNTAIN BASSMASTERS FALL TOURNAMENT: Smith Mountain Lake, Oct. 9, more information from Howie Davies, 703-297-7511.
\ SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BOAT DEALERS ASSOCIATION: Smith Mountain Lake, Oct. 16, $50 entry fee, information from Bay Roc Marina and Yacht Club, 890-2194.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB