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2021 Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Big Bass Tour Schedule Announced!

Courtesy of Bigbasstour.com

We are excited to announce the schedule for the 2021 Big Bass Tour season. 2021 will feature twelve events and over $1.6 million in prizes and payouts.  Due to the fact that we still have fall events remaining in 2020, registration for our 2021 events won’t open until December 1st 2020.

Feb 5-7 | Harris Chain of Lakes, Florida

Feb 26-28 | Lake Conroe, Texas

March 5-7 | Lake Eufaula, Alabama

March 19-21 | Clarks Hill, Georgia

March 26-28 | Lake Norman, North Carolina

April 9-11 | Table Rock Lake, Missouri

April 23-25 | Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia

April 30-May 2 | Lake Murray, South Carolina

May 14-16 | Lake Chickamauga, Tennessee

June 4-6 | Lake Dardanelle, Arkansas

Oct 8-10 | Douglas Lake, Tennessee

Oct 15-17 | Guntersville Lake, Alabama

If you’re looking for our remaining 2020 fall dates, please visit our schedule page here on the website. Save these dates!

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Jefferson County, Tenn. —Teams from 10 states across the Southeast will converge in east Tennessee May 24-26 for the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Southeast Regional at Douglas Lake , and Bassmaster Elite Series pro Skylar Hamilton believes plenty of bass will be caught.

“You can catch 12 pounds in 30 feet of water or catch 12 pounds flipping shallow or fishing up the river. Whatever you want to do, you can catch 12 pounds,” the Dandridge, Tenn., native said. “A 4-pounder is like gold on Douglas. It will be a fun but frustrating time of year. You will catch a lot of fish, but size will (be hard to come by).”

Nestled in the hills of Jefferson County, Douglas Lake provides the opportunity to catch quality largemouth and spotted bass. Douglas has played host to several B.A.S.S. events, most recently the 2021 St. Croix Bassmaster Southern Open won by Daisuke Aoki with 43 pounds, 13 ounces.

The Southeast Regional will feature teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Anglers will launch out of the Dandridge Dock Boat Ramp each day at 6:30 a.m. ET, returning to the harbor at 2:30 p.m. for weigh-in. The full field will compete on Days 1 and 2, while Day 3 will feature the Top 16 boaters and nonboaters along with the top two boaters and nonboaters from each state if they are not already in the Top 16. Full coverage will be available on Bassmaster.com .  

Smallmouth and largemouth bass are the showcase species at Douglas Lake, and both will likely play a big role. The bass will be targeting gizzard and threadfin shad, as well as bluegill and crawfish.

The end of May historically is the time a lot of the bass will make their move to their offshore areas, Hamilton said. Both largemouth and smallmouth will congregate in these areas, which are long points that have slate and gravel patches, brushpiles and rockpiles as well as ledges and dropoffs.

“It’s when the females that just got done spawning are recuperating offshore,” Hamilton said. “That is prime time. The good thing about Douglas is, they don’t have far to swim. There isn’t a big migration. They are up in a bush one day, and the next day they can be out on the ledge in 25 feet of water.”

These bass can be caught with the regular assortment of offshore techniques like deep-diving crankbaits, football jigs, spoons and big worms. Finesse presentations have also become popular choices on Douglas. With limited amounts of cover, forward-facing sonar will likely play a big role.

“Those fish get pressured so fast,” Hamilton added. “It will be (whoever) finds a group of fish that isn’t as pressured or rotates as many spots as they can.”

At the same time, there are plenty of bass that stay shallow as well. What those fish will be on will be determined by the water level, which will still be rising up to summer pool. A big rain event could send the water into the bushes, which will provide more cover and opportunity for ambush points.

“The way things are now, you can fish shallow on Douglas and do just as well if not better than someone who is offshore,” Hamilton said. “Anything on Douglas that is shallow can hold a fish. We don’t have any grass, so if there is something in the water up shallow there will likely be a fish next to it.”

It will be the angler’s choice on how they want to catch these shallow bass. Topwaters, squarebills and spinnerbaits will likely play a role, as well as swimbaits.

The top-finishing boater and co-angler from each state represented in this tournament will earn a spot in the 2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on legendary Lake Hartwell Oct. 18-20.

The tournament is being hosted by the Jefferson County, Tenn., Department of Tourism .

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October 6 - 8, 2023 | $150,000

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Visit jefferson is proud to welcome the bill dance giant bass open for it’s premier signature lakes series on douglas at the dandridge boat ramp and dock, april 20-21, 2024., -you may launch from any lake access on the water., -lines in will be determined based on daylight. scales will close at 3 pm., -we will pay 16 places every hour. that’s 14 hourly weigh-ins with a total 224 checks., -there will be a mandatory check-in friday afternoon prior to each event., the bill dance giant bass open tournament series presented by the bill dance signature lakes is a collaborative effort between governor bill lee’s office, the tennessee department of tourist development, tennessee state parks, the tennessee wildlife resources agency, and bill dance outdoors., for more information or to register visit: https://giantbassopen.com/ .

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2021 BIG BASS TOUR

May 14, 2021 - may 16, 2021.

Minn Kota Tennessee Big Bass Classic Presented by Fish Dayton – $141,525 Guaranteed Prizes & Payouts

3 DAY EVENT (FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY)

Entry Fee: Three Day $240 | Two Day $160 | One Day $110 (Entry fees are per angler)

Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee

Weigh in Site:

Dayton Boat Dock 175 Lakeshore St., Dayton, TN 37321.

Guaranteed Overall Grand Prize: $48,000

2021 NITRO® Z19  Pro Package  rigged with a  Mercury®  200 L Pro XS FourStroke outboard,  Minn Kota®  Ultrex® 24V, 80-lb, Bow  Humminbird®  HELIX™ 8 DI G3N, Console  Humminbird®  HELIX™ 8 SI G3N, genuine two tone cover, tandem-axle upgrade 2 brakes  NITRO®  trailer w/powder-coat finish & GALVASHIELD® Impact corrosion & chip protection. To learn more about  NITRO®  boats visit the website at  www.nitro.com

Guaranteed Total Hourly Paybacks: $63,525 

1st $1000  2nd $500  3rd $300 4th $250  5th $225  6th $200  7th $175  8th $150  9th $125  10th $100

Early Entry Rods: $30,000  Abu Garcia 7’6″ Veritas Medium Heavy Action Casting Rod. Model #VTSC76-6. Retail Value $119.99

Rods were gone on February 16th at 12:30 cst.  If you registered prior to this date and time, you will receive a rod.

Early entry rods go to the first 250 two or three day online entrants. A one day entry is not eligible for a free rod.

Early entry promo rods may be picked up on the day listed below or during any tournament day. Please do not call our offices related to early entry rods. There is a rod counter at the top of each event page. Rods are gone when counter shows zero. We will post the date the counter goes to zero on the site. *Another angler may pick up your rod for you if you’re unable to be present.

Rod Pick Up: Thursday May 13th 4 – 6 pm Dayton Boat Dock 175 Lakeshore St., Dayton, TN 37321.  You may also pick up rods on any of the tournament days.

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