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2008 Official WBT Rules
2008 Women's Bassmaster Tour
Competition Dates
# 1 - April 10-12 - Complete
Lake Lewisville - Texas
Pro-Angler results
Co-Angler results
# 2 - May 22-24 - Complete
Lake Neely Henry - Gadsden, Ala
Pro-Angler Results
Co-Angler Results
# 3 - June 19-21 - Complete
Old Hickory - Hendersonville, Tenn
Pro-Angler Results
Co-Angler Results
# 4 - September 18-20
Clarks Hill Lake - Evans, Georgia
Wildwood Park Ramp
6212 Holloway Rd.
Appling, GA 30802
Pre - Tournament Registration
Wednesday - September 17th
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tournament Meal
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Tournament Briefing and Pairings
5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Meet and Greet
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Academy Sports & Outdoors
4120 Washington Rd.
Evans, GA 42044
706.210.6100
Official Housing Headquarters
Jameson Inn
1062 Claussen road
Augusta, Georgia 30907
706.733.4656
Weigh-In Locations
September 18th and 19th
3 p.m. - Wildwood Park
September 20th - 4 p.m.
Academy Sports & Outdoors
4120 Washington Road
Appling, Georgia
2008 WBT Championship
October 23-25
Lake Hamilton - Hot Springs, Ark
A.G.F.C. Hulsey Hatchery Access
350 Fish Rd.
Hot Springs, AR. 71931
Registration and Briefing - TBA
Bassmaster Classic
Red River - Shreveport, LA
February 20 - 22, 2009
Birmingham, Alabama
February 19 - 21, 2010
New Orleans, LA
February 18 - 20, 2011
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A Family Affair Says Farewell
by Sammie Jo
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Carla Whitstine, Jonell Whitstine and
Sammie Jo Denyes'
As
The 2007 season of the Women's Bassmaster Tour draws closer and
the butterflies began to take over and our palms began to sweat
at the thought of fishing some of the best lakes in the country
and the excitement is building over the first ever WBT Classic
event, I find myself saying goodbye to a part of that excitement
as the new season will be a new experience for me personally.
Since
I began tournament fishing in 1998 I have had one of the
greatest advantages on the water; my parents JoNell and Buddy
Whitstine and my sister Carla Whitstine were always there with
me. My parents taught me how to fish at an early age and fueled
that love into tournament fishing. I wonder often if I would
have continued or even be where I am today had they of not been
there with me every step of the way.
My
mom Jonell, a Pro Angler with the former Bass’n Gals trail and
WBFA and now the Women's Bassmaster Tour announced to me,
B.A.S.S and her sponsors her retirement effective at the end of
the 2006 season. Initially, my heart sank to my feet and the
feeling of “Can I do this without he?” took over. To me, my
mother has always been my lifeline. By the time I arrive at a
tournament, she is telling me where to get my licenses, where
the best place is to stay, where to run and where to avoid
running., what the fish are doing and the best places to eat.
She is my mentor. My dad has always been there to give us
strength and guidance and of course when there are mechanical
problems the first to jump in and help. So my initial thought
was; "What am I going to do?" As the news sank in and I played it
over and over in my head, it became evident what I had to do;
get out there and take what she has taught me and make her
proud.
Upon
absorbing that information and gaining strength from it, my
sister Carla called and told me she too was retiring from the
tour. Her work as a police officer and the Swat Team kept her
busy and time off was something hard to obtain. Then the
emptiness sank in again. My family will not be with me on tour
and I will be doing this alone. Having spent my entire fishing
career on the road with family made me doubt my own abilities as
an angler. I finally realized that I may not have my mom, dad
and sister there, but I am still fishing with family. I have
known a lot of the anglers on tour for 8 or 9 years, met some
great people and made some friends that are family to me. I will
still be fishing with my family; my extended family.
My
husband Jerry who is with me at each event and works
relentlessly to make sure everything is ready for me to hit the
water, supports me completely. So this year on tour I will not
be fishing for just myself, but I will be representing for my
mom and sister.
My
mom has went into retirement tournament tour fishing, but will
be fishing some local events on Toledo Bend where she not only
lives but guides for Bass and Crappie. So I find myself with
butterflies and sweaty palms and a sense of empowerment as I go
into the new season on the WBT tour and I know if I look over my
shoulder I will see my sister trying to out fish me, my mom's
hand guiding me, my dad cheering me on and 200 of my teammates I
call family smiling at me saying “Good luck Sammie!”
Carla, I am going to miss the competition you and I had ... Dad,
I will miss the comfort of having you there and miss your humor
that always made me smile..........Mom, I am going to miss you
every step of the way..........................I love you.
Sammie Jo
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In The News
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Watch for WBT pro
angler
Robin Babb
of Livingston, Texas
on this week's
Academy Outdoors
with Chad Brauer
Saturday, August 2nd
at 8:30 (CST)
on FSN South and
Southwest. The
episode is titled
"Babb to the Bone"
and was filmed on
Choke Canyon
Reservoir in
southern Texas. It
is scheduled to
re-air
November 1st.
See what pro angler
and guide
Debra Hengst
has been up to on
Falcon Lake.
Click here.
Sam Cam - Episode
1
starring WBT pro
angler Sammie Jo
Denyes is now
showing on
youtube.com.
Click here to view
Attention Triton
boat owners!
A new website called
tritongirl.com
is now up and
running. It was
created and designed
by pro-angler
Dana Beavers
of Alabama and is
all about anything
Triton.
WBT Pro-anglers
Robin Babb
of Texas and
Angie
Douthit
of Florida are
featured in an
article in the
July/August issue of
BassMaster Magazine.
Check out the great
article beginning on
page 74 by Robert
Montgomery titled
"Modifying the Mann
Killer".
Sport Fishing
Ventures Unlimited
is now doing a $200
monthly product
giveaway. SFVU
recently added pro
angler
Marsha Gipson
of Arkansas to their
pro staff.
When you fill out
the entry form
online, please
reference Marsha as
the direct reason
you visited.
Also, if you go to
Fishermensheaven.com
and would like to
make a purchase,
enter coupon code
888MG444 to receive
a discount at
checkout. This lets
them know that you
were referred by
Marsha.
On Saturday Aug.
16,
pro anglers
Christiana
Bradley
of Bealeton,
Virginia and
Bridget Allen
of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania along
with
several other professional
anglers will
participate in a
benefit tournament
on the Upper
Chesapeake Bay for a
young angler named
Ron Phillips. He's
a wonderful young
man who's fighting
Leukemia. Visit
this site to read
Ron's story and for
information about
the tournament: Ron
Phillips Benefit
Tournament
On August 23rd,
Christiana will be
at the Virginia
Outdoor Sportsmens
Classic Summer
Edition, in Roanoke,
VA doing a couple of
tank seminars.
On September 6th
Christiana will
appear at the GEICO
Motorcycle
Bikers For Tykes
fundraiser event in
Virginia Beach,
Virginia.
The event helps
raise money for the
Children's Hospital
of the King's
Daughters.
Pro angler
Melinda Mize
of Arkansas is the
first WBT angler to
win Bonus Bucks
through the Toyota
Tundra Contingency
Program offered to
all anglers who
drive a Toyota
Tundra truck and are
members of BASS.
WBT pro angler
Sheri Glasgow
of Muskogee, Okla.,
took
delivery Friday,
July 18, on a 2008
Toyota Tundra, her
prize for being the
2007 Toyota Women’s Bassmaster Tour
Angler of the Year.
Recycled Fish is
hoping to sign up
2500 new pledge
takers this summer.
Have you taken the
Pledge?
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