THE BASS COLLEGE

Today and tomorrow. 9/17 and 9/18 is the 2 day, Bassmaster Weekend Series Final on the Potomac River.

Jonathan Miller, our Pro Staff here, is entered and just called me after he weighed in a minute ago at Smallwood State Park, and moved into FIRST PLACE with a 3 fish LIMIT of 11.37 lbs!!

He also moved into first place with big bass that weighed in at 4.37 lbs!!

There are still more anglers to weigh in and he has to do it again tomorrow, but we will be routing for him for the win! (Jonathan said you should buy a few White Terminator Spinnerbaits). 

ATHENS, Ala. – American Bass Anglers today announced the 2011 season details for the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series.

The series will feature 20 divisions in 2011 each offering 4 divisional one-day Saturday events and a two-day divisional championship.

Anglers will qualify for one of 4 regional championships, and the top anglers will advance to the National Championship.

The series champion will be invited to compete in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic®. “This series offers the most exciting and the most challenging tournament format for weekend anglers.

The 2011 Series Champion earns a slot in the prestigious 2012 Bassmaster Classic® to compete against the world’s best bass pros and a place in history”, said ABA President Morris Sheehan. “First place pays $3,000 for co-anglers and $6,000 for boaters at one-day qualifying events with a full field of 200 boats. ABA will continue to offer $2500 first-place for the Co-angler and $5000 for Boaters based on a minimum field of only 100 boats,” continued Sheehan. “Triton, Mercury and MotorGuide owners also can earn bonuses up to $5,000 at divisional events and up to $105,000 in bonuses at the no-entry fee National Championship.” Winning a divisional one-day event can pay up to $11,000 with a total purse up to $50,000. Divisional Championships can pay out up to $14,000 to the winner with a total purse of up to $72,500. The payouts plus Triton, Mercury Marine and MotorGuide bonus money allows the weekend anglers to cash in some major paydays for one-day, low-entry fee tournaments.

Entry fees are $200 for Boaters and $100 for Co-anglers for one-day divisional events. The entry fees for Divisional Championships are $300 for boaters and $150 for Co-Anglers. 20% of the field will earn a check at all divisional qualifying events.

The divisional two-day event will be a true divisional championship in 2011 with anglers being required to meet minimum qualifications to compete in the event. Each divisional point champions both boater and co-angler can earn a secured slot for the 2011 National Championship providing they meet requirements.The top 40 Boaters and Co-anglers from each division by points advance to one of the four Regional Championships.

At the Regional Championships, the first-place boater will take home a Triton/Mercury boat package. The top 50 Boaters and Co-anglers will advance to the no entry fee, $680,000 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship. The winning boater of the National Championship will win $100,00 with up to $105,000 in additional bonuses available.

The winning co-angler will win $50,000 with $52,500 in additional bonuses available. The Boater Champion advances to the 2012 Bassmaster Classic® and a shot at the world title.

Priority registration for the season begins Monday Oct. 25, 2010, at 8 a.m. CST. For more information, visit www.weekendseries.com or call toll free (888) 203-6222. ABA will offer for a limited time (during early registration) a Freedom pass at no charge for members signing up for all 5 divisional events within their respective division. BASS and ABA lifetime members, as well as Federation Nation members and Triton Boat Owners receive priority registration into the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series.

Thats is great news. Hope he hangs on and win's it all !

cool, good luck buddy

Just talked to him again 2 minutes ago. he is still in first place but lost big bass by 3 ounces to JUSTIN MOFFAT!  He is in first,  Jonathan Miller, and both Moffat brothers are in it in 3rd and 5th place I belive. Justin and Danny Moffet. So we will see what happens tomorrow. He is excited. 

Thanks guys, lets see how tomorrow goes, water temps are around 72 , water is quite stained, i made up my own spinner bait which il post after the tournament, hopefully we have some good pictures and i can keep my composure and stay on fish, chuck and wind baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeehah!! Miller Time!

GOOD LUCK JON!!!I cannot wait to get a boat and start fishing some tournies!

Jonathan called from the weigh in just now and with about half the field weighed in, he is in 7th place. I think that's Dam good with the field and quality of anglers in rough conditions over a 2 day tournament. His total weight for 2 days was just under 17 pounds, which is a little under a 3 pound average for each bass. 

We will see what happens by the time the whole field weighs in but a great effort!! Congrats! 

great job johnathan, wonder how is first day boater did

Great Job Johnathan !

He was edged out of the top 10 by a few hundredths but did great! The 2 day totl was great and he caught multiple limits and culled all day they just were not big enough, but he will have a full report soon with pictures and video to follow. 

nice job johnathan!!!

Way to go bud cant wait for the full report and pictures.

Nice job Jonathan!! Way to go.. can't wait to see your report.

thats quite the accomplishment, way to go

Hey guys i just got home, il write a report and post it tomorrow pictures and video to come,

Also ill post the weigh in video from the aba where on day one I hold up my big bass!!

I had a great time, learned I know I can win, Thanks for the support,

I had a limit of 5lbs, needed 5.2 to cash a check, didnt get the big bite, not on the fish like yesterday with Dave Barker. lost a big one on a carnkbait, caught a 10.63 snakehead, i now know i have what it takes to win, just need back up spots, dropped from 1st to 11th, at least i helped dave find the "golden lure' literally. Leading Day 1 was Awesome!!!!

There are only 10 guys at the most that know more about bass on the Potomac River than Dave Barker you know. 

Congrats Jonathan! Thinking of you guys from here in Switzerland! Wish I was there and cheering you on but you did great and we are all roud of you. Hello to you Steve, Tom and everyone else! Nope, no bass here!!!!!!!!!!

haha yea i kinda figured that one out now steve, he was on some serious fish, we talked alot during the day saturday and I quickly realized i needed to make the most of the day fortunately I did. Thanks for everyones support. The report will be up today! its gonna be a long one, and there will be pictures and videos as well of weigh ins, keep checking the aba website for the video they took of the weigh ins if anyone can find it please let me know so we can post it here I hold up the 4.37 lol dang i wish day two went better,!!!!!!!