Hank's Dad
Well-known member
Negotiations are underway with the Chattanooga Sports Authority and the board of directors of the National Bass Fishing Trail (www.NBTbass.com) to hold the 2009 NBT National Championship in Chattanooga in June 2010 on Chickamauga Lake. Final word on this event should come no later than the end of July.
NBT is the only national organization with a full Juniors' division allowing juniors (17 and under) to fish every tournament we host. Simply put you don't have to leave your kid at home to tournament fish. My son and I fish together in the same boat. I have an entry fee and a big bass pot and compete against the adults. He has a smaller entry fee and a big bass pot and competes against the kids, and and the end of the day we hope to carry two large sacks to the scales.
NBT just had their 2008 championship last week on Wheeler Lake out of Rogersville. The adult winner took home $5500 plus additional side pot money. The junior winner took home $1000 plus. The adult side paid out to 13 out of 57 and the juniors paid 4 out of the small 13 field. (several juniors had conflicts this year with new jobs and sports camps.) We intend for our championship prizes to be larger next year and are even working on ideas to bring in a boat sponsor for at least the juniors and possibly the adults.
As NBT grows qualifications are simple for the nationals. Adults must fish 3 one day tournaments and one 2 day district championship to be eligible for the nationals. Juniors must fish 2 one days and one 2 day district championship. Once you are a NBT member you can fish any district's tourneys and qualify.
There are currently two districts in TN. I have the original TN district and we fish mostly southern middle and southeastern TN. There is a TN Central district that fishes the Nashville area and above. We would love to have a TN Eastern district start up that would fish all of the eastern part of the state as well as a TN Western that would do the same.
Those of you on this board can easily qualify for next year's nationals by simply joining my district and fishing the remainder of the season. My next tourney is July 18 on Nickajack. I have tourneys 8-22 and 10-3 on Woods Reservoir. I have another one day 9-19 on Nickajack and the championship is 11 14 & 15 on Nickajack. I have to make up a tourney from May sometime before the championship and I'm moving that to Chickamauga sometime this fall.
The July 18 tourney on Nickajack is already scheduled as an open so you could fish without joining and try us out. Then join later and that would still count toward qualification for you if you join.
If you would like more information on NBT and or the TN District you can visit www.NBTbass.com, call me at 931-235-6216 or email me at [email protected].
David.
NBT is the only national organization with a full Juniors' division allowing juniors (17 and under) to fish every tournament we host. Simply put you don't have to leave your kid at home to tournament fish. My son and I fish together in the same boat. I have an entry fee and a big bass pot and compete against the adults. He has a smaller entry fee and a big bass pot and competes against the kids, and and the end of the day we hope to carry two large sacks to the scales.
NBT just had their 2008 championship last week on Wheeler Lake out of Rogersville. The adult winner took home $5500 plus additional side pot money. The junior winner took home $1000 plus. The adult side paid out to 13 out of 57 and the juniors paid 4 out of the small 13 field. (several juniors had conflicts this year with new jobs and sports camps.) We intend for our championship prizes to be larger next year and are even working on ideas to bring in a boat sponsor for at least the juniors and possibly the adults.
As NBT grows qualifications are simple for the nationals. Adults must fish 3 one day tournaments and one 2 day district championship to be eligible for the nationals. Juniors must fish 2 one days and one 2 day district championship. Once you are a NBT member you can fish any district's tourneys and qualify.
There are currently two districts in TN. I have the original TN district and we fish mostly southern middle and southeastern TN. There is a TN Central district that fishes the Nashville area and above. We would love to have a TN Eastern district start up that would fish all of the eastern part of the state as well as a TN Western that would do the same.
Those of you on this board can easily qualify for next year's nationals by simply joining my district and fishing the remainder of the season. My next tourney is July 18 on Nickajack. I have tourneys 8-22 and 10-3 on Woods Reservoir. I have another one day 9-19 on Nickajack and the championship is 11 14 & 15 on Nickajack. I have to make up a tourney from May sometime before the championship and I'm moving that to Chickamauga sometime this fall.
The July 18 tourney on Nickajack is already scheduled as an open so you could fish without joining and try us out. Then join later and that would still count toward qualification for you if you join.
If you would like more information on NBT and or the TN District you can visit www.NBTbass.com, call me at 931-235-6216 or email me at [email protected].
David.
