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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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One of the Good Guys
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Bridget Allen and Ken Allen
While most young
girls her age were busy writing in their diaries, Bridget
Allen of Bridesburg, Pennsylvania was documenting her
fishing trips with her dad and her catch according to
species, weight, weather and type of lure she caught the
fish on. Bridget still has her first rod and reel (a Zebco
404) and the memories to go with it. Now, she and her dad
and “bass caddie”, Ken Allen, are making new memories as
Bridget fishes the Women’s Bassmaster Tour.
Bridget's First Bass
Bridget has been
fishing with her dad since the age of 5. He would cast her rod
and reel for her and if the line didn’t land where she wanted it
to go, he would cast it again at her insistence. A trout-fishing
trip to Levittown Lake (about 25 miles from their home) actually
landed Bridget her first largemouth bass. She got angry at her
father for not letting her keep it. After all, her fish was much
bigger than his trout! Being so young, she didn’t understand
that there were different species of fish and different seasons
to catch them in. This was the start of her passion for bass
fishing. Shortly after that trip, she knew she had the “bug”
pretty bad and all she wanted to do was fish. By the age of 7,
she was fishing out of a boat and her dad was teaching her to
use artificial lures to catch bass.
When the Women’s
Bassmaster Tour was announced, Bridget realized she wantedto be
a part of history in the making. She had spent years watching
the male anglers on television and feeling dismayed by the few
women who were able to break through the mold. The WBT tour was
a dream, come true.
Before joining the WBT,
Bridget had never fished outside of Pennsylvania. Fishing all
over the country with her dad at her side has been an adventure
for both of them. Ken does all the driving, supports her morally
and encourages her to follow her “gut” instincts on the water.
He often tells her that she is living out his dream also. Now,
he documents her tournaments at launch and weigh-in with a video
camera. On tournament days his “bass caddy” duties include doing
the laundry and he always has dinner waiting for Bridget. Ken
does get to explore the lake at each tournament and do some bank
fishing early in the day before it gets too hot.
Bridget feels that the
main reason her dad insists on traveling with her and being her
bass caddie is because he wants her to be safe. Although she has
been a police officer since the age of 21, he still thinks of
her as the 5 year-old little girl having her picture made with
her very first bass. Ken is a retired “Philly cop” with 26 years
of service. Now he works part-time as a security guard, but when
it is tournament time, he changes uniforms and becomes
“Bridget’s Bass Caddie”.
Growing up in a family
of police officers has been an inspiration for Bridget. Her
older brother Sean is also a police officer. She says that she
doesn’t recall ever NOT wanting to be a police officer because
she has so much admiration for her Dad and was always proud to
see him in uniform. She spent much of her childhood (when not
fishing) pretending to be a police officer. She would carry a
camera around to catch neighborhood kids in the act of
“wrongdoing”. She has always wanted to be one of the “good
guys”.
Now, she wants to make
fishing a career and dreams of someday fishing on the Elite Tour
and eventually qualifying for the Bassmaster Classic. Other than
her dad, Bridget’s fishing mentors include Penny Berryman, Lucy
Mize, Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston, Roland Martin and Mike
Iaconelli. Her favorite fishing techniques are topwater and
finesse fishing. Her favorite lake is Lake Guntersville. She is
also thankful for all the friends she has made while fishing the
WBT, especially her practice partner Kathy Womack from Moody,
Alabama.
Bridget knows she is
lucky to have supportive parents who encourage her to follow her
dreams. They have always given her the space to be whoever she
wanted to be. Bridget’s mom is a colon cancer survivor and has
been unable to travel in recent years. Bridget says that her mom
doesn’t quite “get it” when it comes to tournament fishing, but
she definitely supports her. Her dad Ken is her biggest fan and
he will always be “one of the good guys” in her life. She is so
grateful that he took the time when she was growing up to take
her fishing.
Bridget’s sponsors
include; Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Kicker Fish Bait Company,
Blakemore Lure Group and Bridesburg Bait and Tackle.
Bridget Allen and Lucy Mize
Lake Guntersville
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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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