The Brownwood Bass Club’s 50th Annual Open Tournament will take place Sunday, April 2 at Lake Brownwood. Hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the weigh-in line begins at 2 p.m. at the spillway. Contestants must check in between noon and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1 or between 5 and 6 a.m. Sunday, April 2, also at the spillway.
Divisions include open, with a $50 registration fee; women, with a $25 sign-up fee; and juniors, with a $20 fee to partake.
First place in in the Open division is guaranteed $2,000 and cash will be paid to the top 50 places, including $500 for 50th place. There will also be $500 awarded for 5 pound stringers in any division, and $100 for the smallest stringer in the Open division.
Both the women’s and junior divisions will feature 100% payout plus $250 added cash.
The event is sponsored by Tegeler Chevrolet of Goldthwaite, the Early Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, HiWay Scrap Metal Recycling, Pro-Line Marine, Citizens National Bank, The Hideout Golf Club and Resort, Sandy Beach RV Park, Lazy L Ranch, County Waste Service, Up In Smoke BBQ, TexasBank, Moore Printing, MC Bank, Big Bass Hooker Tackle Shop, Brown-Tex Disposal Service, Trans-Texas Tire, Can-Doo Budjet Rentals, AG-Mart, Big Country Ford Lincoln, Bishop Distributing, Blaylock Funeral Home, Brown County Water Improvement District #1, Brownwood Janitorial, Brownwood Lake Patrol, Brownwood Market, City of Brownwood, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cen-Tex Body & Paint, Jerry Windham Jr., Cotton Patch, Cullen’s Hometown Market, Double R Processing, Early Trailer Sales, Empire Iron Works, Farmers Insurance, Heart of Texas Leather Works, Interstate Battery Abilene, Kanar RV Sales, KOXE/KBWD, Kwik Kar Oil & Lube, Lake Brownwood Fire Department, Lydick-Hooks Roofing, McAlister’s, NAPA Auto Parts, NB’s Boat Repair, PF&E Oil Co., Porter Insurance, Red Wagon, Runaway Train, Smith & Sharpe Insurance, Sweetwater Steel, Starr Sales, Underwood’s Cafeteria, and United Supermarket.