Close to 600 anglers participated in the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce 27th Annual Bradford Marine & ATV Buddy Bass Tournament. The tournament was held on Beaver Lake in Rogers on Saturday, May 5. The winning team, with a total weight of 13.75 pounds for the five (5) fish limit, was Schureman & Schureman. The team took home a brand-new Tracker Pro 160 Bass Boat, Mercury 20 hp motor and trailer package thanks to Bradford Marine & ATV and Tracker Boats. The winning team also won two collector\u2019s edition Daisy BB guns compliments of Daisy Outdoors Products. A total of 669 fish totaling 1,185.34 pounds were caught during the “catch and release” Buddy Bass tournament.<\/p>\n
In the team division, Pure Fishing won the Division III, two boat entry, with a total team weight of 22.47 pounds. Bella Vista Marine took home the Division II, four boat entry, trophy with a total team weight 37.66 pounds. Hook Line & Sinker took home the trophy for the Division I, eight boat entry, with a total team weight of 80.28 pounds. The big bass of the tournament weighed in at 4.23 pounds and was caught by the team of Roughton & Roughton. The Big Bass winners took home $500 and a collector’s edition Daisy BB Gun.<\/p>\n
Proceeds from the tournament help fund economic development efforts of the Chamber. Over the past 27 years, those efforts have resulted in more than 17,000 new jobs and nearly $1.5 billion in capital investments. The tournament alone brings an estimated $120,000 to the Rogers-Lowell Area economy.<\/p>\n
The 8th Annual Youth Fishing Event was held in conjunction with the annual Buddy Bass Tournament. Children ages 4 – 15 and their families took part in the event. Participants took home a free t-shirt and fishing rod and reel, and other assorted prizes, thanks to Bass Pro Shops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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