Fishing News - 1/26/01
From BASS
Television Schedule for THE BASSMASTERS on ESPN2
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - (January 25, 2001) Television's highly acclaimed, The BASSMASTERS tournament fishing series is now aired on ESPN2. The next episode to air will be coverage of the Louisiana Top 150 from New Orleans, La. The episode will air February 2 at 6 p.m. Eastern. The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society is the world's largest fishing
organization with over 600,000 members and over 2,800 local clubs merged into 51 federations in the United States and abroad. The BASSMASTER Tournament Trail, celebrating its 33rd year, continues to be the most prestigious fishing circuit in the country. Initial episodes of The BASSMASTERS will air on Fridays at 6 p.m. Eastern.
ESPN has televised outdoor programming for nearly 20 years, including a block on Saturday mornings. ESPN2 features a block on Sunday mornings as part of a weekly schedule of 14 hours. In addition, event programming in outdoor sports, such as The BASSMASTERS series, is aired in afternoon time slots. In June, ESPN2 became the fastest network to reach the 70-million household mark, reaching that milestone in 80 months, more than a year faster than any other network. ESPN2 is now seen in 70.5 million homes, nine out of 10 ESPN homes.
The BASSMASTERS on ESPN2 is sponsored by Long John Silver's, Bass Pro Shops, Evercel, Kumho Tires, Berkley, Pennzoil Marine, Ranger Boats, MotorGuide, GMAC and Flowmaster.
2000-2001 BASSMASTER TOURNAMENT TRAIL
Date Location Name Airdate
9/20-9/23 Louisiana Delta Louisiana Top 150 2/02/01 New Orleans, La.
10/5-10/7 Columbia River Washington Western Invit 2/09/01 Kennewick, Wash.
10/12-10/14 Red River Louisiana Central Invit. 2/16/01 Shreveport/Bossier City, La.
10/18-10/21 Mobile Delta Alabama Top 150 2/23/01 Mobile, Ala.
11/9-11/11 Lake of the Ozarks Missouri Central 3/02/01 Osage Beach, Mo.
12/7-12/9 Lake Martin Alabama Eastern Invit. 3/09/01 Alexander City, Ala.
1/11-1/13 Lake Okeechobee Florida Eastern Invit. 3/23/01 Okeechobee City, Fla.
1/17-1/20 Lake Toho Florida Top 150 4/06/01 Kissimmee, Fla. 2/21-2/24
Toledo Bend Louisiana Top 150 4/20/01 Many, La.
3/1-3/3 Sam Rayburn Res. Texas Central Invit. 4/27/01 Jasper, Texas
3/15-3/17 Pickwick & Wilson Alabama Eastern Invit. 5/04/01 Lakes Florence, Ala.
3/28-3/31 Lake Wheeler Alabama Top 150 5/11/01 Rogersville/Athens, Ala.
4/19-4/21 California Delta California Western Invit. 6/01/01 Oakley, Calif.
4/26-4/28 Mobile Delta B.A.S.S. Federation Championship 6/22/01 Mobile, Ala.
5/8-5/13 Douglas Lake BASSMASTER MegaBucks 6/29/01 Sevierville, Tenn.
8/2-8/4 Louisiana Delta BASS Masters Classic TBA New Orleans, La.
B.A.S.S. Web site: http://www.bassmaster.com.
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