A special thanks goes out to Bill Day and Day's Auto and Boat Sales for their sponsorship of the Day's Auto and Boat Sales Bass Tournament.  It turned out to be a great day of fishing with 59 boats participating and bringing in a total weight of 429.62 lbs. of bass.

The Green River Bass Club will hold an open/points tournament on August 7th at Green River Lake from 6 pm - 2am eastern time launching from Ramp 1.  The entry fee will be $50 per boat including big fish.

July 10, 2010 - Points tournament on Green River Lake - Ramp 1.  This will be a day tournament from 6 am - 2 pm eastern time.

August 7, 2010 - This scheduled tournament will now be an open/points tournament.

Every team signed up prior to May 8th will receive credit towards the Classic for the cancelled Nolin tournament.

IMPORTANT CHANGES EFFECTIVE FOR 2010 SEASON

2.  You must be registered for each tournament no later than 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the tournament.

3.  In the event your partner cannot fish a points tournament or the Classic, you may use an immediate family member (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild) and will not be charged with a substitute.

4.  Life jackets must be worn when the combustible engine is above idle speed.

5.  There will be two optional contest during the 2010 season.

A.  Progressive Big Bass Contest

1.         All tournaments preceding the Classic will be included in the progressive big bass contest.

2.         At least one member of each team participating must be a member of the Green River Bass Club.

3.         The cost will be $5 per boat per tournament. 

4.         You can join the contest anytime prior to August 1^st.  To be eligible, you must pay for any tournaments that you have missed prior to joining the contest.  (for example, you don’t participate in the 3/27 and the 4/17 tournaments but decide to join the contest at the 4/24 tournament, to be eligible you would have to pay for 3/27, 4/17, and 4/24 - $15 total).

5.         Any largemouth, smallmouth, or KY bass weighing over 6.50 lbs. will qualify to win the progressive contest.  If there is more than one fish weighing over 6.50 lbs. among those teams participating in the contest, the team with the largest bass over 6.50 lbs. will be the winner.  In the event there is no fish weighing over 6.50 lbs., the money will progress to the next tournament and will continue to do so until the progressive pot is won.

6.         When the progressive contest is won, a new contest will start at the next tournament.

7.         Any team participating in the progressive contest will also be eligible to win the big bass for the tournament.

8.         Any money left in the progressive contest at the time of the classic will be given to the team that has participated in the progressive contest and has the biggest bass during the classic.  This bass doesn’t have to exceed any certain weight.

9.         It will be the responsibility of all teams participating to ensure they are paid up to date at the start of any tournament to ensure they are eligible to win the progressive contest.   Your decision to join the contest must be made at the start of a tournament.

B.  Total Weight Contest

1.   Only the following tournaments which are point tournaments count:  4/17 – Cumberland, 4/24 Green, 5/08 – Nolin, 5/22 – Green, 6/12 – Green, and 9/11 – Barren.

2.    Participation in the contest will cost $20.00 per boat and must be paid before any tournaments count. 

3.   You can join the contest at any time but you will only be able to count the point tournaments you fish after you join the contest.

4.   The winner will be determined by taking the total weight of your best 5 point tournament weights.  The team with the highest combined weight will be the winner and receive 100% of the proceeds ($20 X number of participants).

5.   In the unlikely event of a tie, the money will be split evenly among the teams that are tied.

The Green River Bass Club will hold it's next tournament on Sat. June 12th at Green River Lake.  This will be the Day's Auto and Boat Sales Bass Tournament guaranteeing $1000 for 1st Place.  The tournament will launch from  Ramp 1 and run from 7 am - 3 pm.  Registration will begin at the ramp at 5:30 am.  Entry fee is $50 per boat including big fish.  This is a open/points tournament. 

For those interested in seeing improvements made at Ramp 1 such as expanding the parking lot, please email your suggestions to Pat Hull at patricia.g.hull@usace.army.mil .  She is the Area Operations Manager for Green River Lake.