St. Jude Bass Classic

Published 12:00 am Friday, May 21, 2010

Anglers welcome to fish St. Jude Bass Classic at Sardis May 30

The Memphis bass Club reminds interested anglers that the 2010 St. Jude Bass Classic will be held May 30 at Sardis Reservoir.

This year’s tournament will be the 38th annual classic, one of the oldest and largest charity fishing events in the United States.

The grand prize for this year’s event will be the choice of a Ranger Boat or a Nissan Altima from Wolfchase Nissan.

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The grand prize is selected by random drawing form the participants present at the weigh-in. You do not have to catch a fish to win but must be present at the time of the drawing.

Entry fee for the tournament is $275 per two-man team per boat. The tournament is a pick-your-partner format with prizes being awarded to the top 30 teams based on the total weight of five fish limit and a field of 300 boats. The first place team will receive $2,000 cash with two War Eagle aluminium boats and trailers with Mercury outboard along with sponsor prize packages.

Check-in will be at Performance Marine in Sardis on Saturday, May 29 between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.

For additional information about how to fish the tournament or how to volunteer, contact Mike Boeckmann, tournament director, at 901-359-3796 (cell) or email boeck253@bellsouth.net and/or Bill Petrie, lake director, at 901-867-9634 (home) or 901-828-1967 (cell).